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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreDesolate is about two plot twists too complicated for its own good.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA solid (if conspicuously handsome) cast does justice to the grim mood of Cipoletti's sophomore feature, but that mood sometimes suffocates a script that deviates little from genre expectations.
- 40Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayWhile the story’s nothing special, the world of Desolate is memorable, with its tribal rivalries and sleazy black markets. It’s a vision of the end-times that disturbingly resembles the dying small towns of America in 2019.