Best movie of this year hands down!

Good movie but grossly overrated

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Somewhat tacky entry in the genre of films about murderous lovers and their inevitable undoing. Robert Ryan (Carson) is good as a tycoon who shows excellent coping skills after being abandoned in the California desert by his unfaithful wife Geraldine (Rhonda Fleming) and her slimy lover Duncan (William Lundigan). It's a little tiresome overhearing Carson's thought processes, but how else are we going to know what's going on, and he does OK in a physically demanding role. The lovers are much poorly written by comparison, and we never quite believe that they'd kill to be together. Geraldine spends most of her time looking sexy and worried, and Duncan gains entry to the cad's hall of fame with one particularly callous toss of a canteen. Ouch!!The movie ends on a genuinely touching note, with a message about man helping his fellow man. I loved Ryan's final words to his wife. This may not be a film for the ages, but it definitely kept my interest.

Joseph (William Lundigan) and Geraldine (Rhonda Fleming) abandon Geraldine's husband, Donald (Robert Ryan) in the desert with a broken leg and inadequate provisions for survival. They have hatched a plot so that they can inherit Donald's money once he is found dead. The story follows Donald's struggle for survival, alone in the desert. Joseph and Geraldine worry that Donald's body hasn't been found and return to the scene of the crime to finish him off......This film is shot in 3-D so I put on my 3-D glasses to watch it. At first, I thought I could see Rhonda Fleming's breasts poking out at me but I may have been imagining it. The whole 3-D thing doesn't really work until the end of the film when there is a fire. The flames look like a gas fire with blue bits appearing everywhere. It looks different but I'm not sure if it's really any better than seeing the raging flames in their natural orange colour. Other incidents like a snake leaping towards the screen and a lamp being hurled towards the screen just don't produce the required effect. That aside, the film keeps you watching. It's a different story that is well-acted and worth seeing again.

I think Robert Ryan is one of the greatest actors of his time and its a shame that he seems to be forgotten in todays movie society, This is am excellent example of Ryans acting prowess and shows how the will to live is so strong despite being betrayed and abandoned in a place with out hope. I would say this is a must see for people interested in Robert Ryans acting and his excellent ability to make it all seem so real. I like the fact that he never gives up despite all the odds thrown against him when adultery alone makes most people lose the will to carry on. I have seen this movie twice now and have been riveted to the TV both times. Years ago having seen Robert Ryan in a few movies I thought he was OK but this movie proves he was much more than that and I look forward to discovering him in his other movies I have yet to see.

This is an engrossing movie that pulls you in. See it from the start. I do not believe it is on video at this time, but it shows up on TCM from time to time. Taught survival/double cross movie as the lead wakes up in the desert and must try to get to civilization with nothing. He has been betrayed by his wife and her lover.Robert Ryan is excellent in the lead.Some cinematic techniques like switching from desert to swimming pool are very effective counter points showing the wife and husband in diametrically opposed situations. Ultimately, this film is about a journey and attempt to survive.