Synopsis: A bedraggled group of oil workers suffer an airplane crash in the Mongolian desert. Using pieces of the wreckage, they build a new plane to carry them home.

The Good: Miranda Otto. What can I say…she’s nice to look at and an enjoyable actor. I also enjoyed the flying scenes of the C-119. You don’t see too many of those these days.

The Bad: Parts of this movie are so unbelievable. For example, if this is the middle of the high desert with nothing but sand dunes and rock, what the heck are smugglers and nomads doing riding horses through the middle of it. Horses need water too! Also — I find it hard to believe that a sandstorm could bury their newly built plane all the way to the top and not cause any further damage to it.

The Ugly: The scene where they find one of the men who was sucked out of the plane during the crash.

The Bottom Line: I enjoyed this film, but it sure wasn’t the blockbuster I was hoping it would be. I give it a 6 out of 10.

–Pete