Ask the Dust
Seen it?2006 | 117 min | Romance, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (35% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.5 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Leaving Las Vegas or Call Me by Your Name, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
35% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Towne
- Colin FarrellArturo Bandini
- Salma Hayek PinaultCamilla Lopez
- Donald SutherlandHellfrick
- Eileen AtkinsMrs. Hargraves
- Idina MenzelVera Rivkin
- Justin KirkSammy
- William MapotherBill
- Tamara Marie WatsonSally
- Dionysio BascoPatricio
- Jeremy CrutchleySolomon