Watching this movie is like watching a prolonged episode of "Castle" without Nathan Fillion. The concept is a good one, the visuals are great. The story is cliche, and the acting is wooden. Perhaps with a good writer and a director who can get more than a mail-in performance from the actors, this could have been a modern day "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Instead, we get "Kate Beckett Gets Lost in the Desert". A waste of an actress's talent and celluloid.

In the opening scene, David Rozman, is chained to the steering wheel, notice that on the other end from the steering wheel at his forearm is leather bindings, as easily cut with the Swiss Army Knife that David Rozman had used to crave the symbols of the two cats into his forearm. Removing the leather padding even if there was chain would provide enough space to slip his forearm and hand out of the bindings.1960s to 1970s Mercedes Benzs were built like tanks, however, you can slide the seat back, and using leverage and the actual strength of the steering wheel start kicking the bottom or top of the steering wheel to break the bolts, or bend the column plate enough so that the steering wheel comes off from the steering column.Unless you ran out of fuel you can continue to drive on the tire rims to reach safety, even with the tires shot.Having been to worse deserts than at the Kingdom of Jordan, there are different kinds of sand, from granular, to fine nearly talcum powder sand, unless you follow known routes you and your vehicle can get swallowed up by "soft sand" that was wind blown and gathered in large holes.Rule Travel by Night, sleep during Day. Walking at Night can keep you warm enough as not to freeze to death, sleeping by Day minimizes water loss (sweat).Pillar of Smoke by Day, Pillar of Light by Night. Get the spare tire, let out the air, get whatever burns even the last drops of fuel from the fuel tank (even if you have to puncture the gas tank using a tire iron), or the rag in the gas tank thing, burning a tire will produce so much thick black smoke somebody will show up, usually Law Enforcement.Modern Border Guards at most "Middle East" Nations are armed and equipped, including Bulletproof vests due to Muslim Terrorists as Smugglers. Usually, there is an "Overwatch" Sniper or a 12.7mm Machinegun providing protection to the Border Guards.Gunshot wound at close range to the abdominal area, not usually survivable, velocity is too high, hydrostatic pressures would have ruptured main organs, bullet will fragment, even cutting spine, bullet fragments do not travel in a straight line and may end up anywhere. Jake Alshadi would have died within minutes of being shot.

We watched this movie in Fort worth, it's a great movie. Every scene is connected to the next one. You cannot blink your eyes when you watch it. We cannot believed that this movie was filmed in a very limited budget. It is mysterious and dramatically that you even cannot leave the theater for a second. The director Amin is a very nice guy. Thank you for your poster and we are very happy to met him in the theater. We was chatting and sharing about the movie. It was a great night. Good job Amin.

I was so blown away by this film. I'm quite picky when it comes to movies, but this one definitely failed to disappoint. So rarely have I encountered a film that has the ability to elicit such a wide range of emotions, most notably the ability to both laugh and cry within minutes. The humor laced through this film was so well done and gave it this beautiful lighthearted aspect that balanced perfectly with the weight of emotion certain scenes carried. The setting of Jordan was gorgeous and had me tempted to look up plane tickets by the time the movie was over. I loved the glimpse into the country, the journeys through the desert and the city of Petra, that this film gave us, how it was such an integral piece of the story as a whole. Paired with the mesmerizing score, it was magic amidst the mystery and suspense. The casting, in my opinion, was brilliant. I couldn't picture anyone playing these characters better than Stana Katic and Raza Jaffrey. It was so easy to root for them as a couple and to get sucked in by their chemistry. They bounce off of each other so well and their banter was fantastic, really bringing the romantic comedy aspect of this piece to life. On a more emotional note, each moment concerning Rachel and her brother squeezed at my heart. Kudos to Katic for portraying the distance and disconnect threaded through Rachel's love and affection for David so well. It struck a chord with me in a way no other form of entertainment has thus far and I've always believed any form of art that can do that is truly something special. And lastly, Alfonso Bassave and Meg Cionni deserve special mentions; their characters were especially interesting - odd, even - in the best way and I loved every second of their screen time. Overall, every aspect of this film came together so effortlessly to fuel this unique and intriguing adventure of a plot. I have yet to read the book it's based on, but this film unquestionably made me a fan of the director, Amin Matalqa, and his work, which has a distinctive quality that shines here. 'The Rendezvous' is the definition of refreshing, a true gem of a film, and all involved should be so proud of this one. I hardly ever watch a movie twice, but this is one I can see myself returning to time and time again.