Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Since the 1973 release of western's classic "Beloe solntse pustini" (Desert's White Sun, directed by Vladimir Motyl) a Russian version of Sergio Leoni or Clint Eastwood kind of westerns, there were many imitations, none of which come close to the original. In fact "Beloe solntse pustini" is Russian western that favorably compares with the best. Mirazh is a poor replica of those great originals.Dmitri Maryanov is consistently miscast as an action hero despite of his kind and soft features and gentle demeanor. He's versatile actor but his best roles still await him.The plot is primitive, predictable and tired. Typically sinister Arabs are forcing innocent girls into prostitution also trafficking cocaine. Two Russian youths are stranded in desert and unwittingly become their defenders. Bad Arabs loose and Russians, assisted by the police, win. This film is not the Oskar candidate.