Synopsis
After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous conditions.
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Cast
- Armie HammerMike
- Annabelle WallisJenny
- Tom CullenTommy Madison
- Geoff BellMike's Father
- Juliet AubreyMike's Mother
- Clint DyerBerber
- Luka PerošDelta Force #1
- David Kirk TraylorCommander Barton (voice)
- Ines Pinar MilleBerber Girl
- Daniel SandovalMike (Boy)
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
The film is often a marvel of visual and narrative resourcefulness. But with its single primary location, blistering atmosphere, small cast and narrow focus, “Mine” may prove too grueling for some. - 63
RogerEbert.com
Every time that Mine threatens to come apart under its own pretensions (which is relatively often), Hammer does something subtle and believable to ground it. - 50
We Got This Covered
The situation at the heart of Mine - what to do if you're stuck standing on a live landmine - is fascinating to imagine. But sadly, the film eventually devolves into cliched flashbacks and quickly loses momentum. - 42
IndieWire
The in-between moments when Mine is simply a guy stuck in the desert, trying to use his own wits to save himself, is when the film is at its very best, but that’s precisely what makes Mine such a disappointment: those moments are the in-between ones, not the bulk of the film. - 42
The Film Stage
A jumbled, hodgepodge of ideas and images that spoil the initially intriguing premise. - 40
Screen Daily
Lacking the visual flair of 127 Hours or the satisfying resilience of Robert Redford’s character in All Is Lost, the film leans heavily on Armie Hammer’s performance. And while he is a charismatic leading actor, he is not given enough to work with here to sustain the picture. - 40
Variety
The Fabios appear to have some talent, but not a lot of common sense. They’ve made a land-mine suspense thriller with a few heart-in-the-throat, hair-trigger moments, but Mine is so eager to be a “metaphor” (it’s a little Beckett, a little Tarantino, a little Lifetime channel) that it’s the film’s pretension that winds up exploding in your face. - 30
Village Voice
The co-director/co-writer team of Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro are none too subtle, and their reliance on hallucination sequences suggests a (misguided) lack of faith in Hammer to pull this off by himself.
