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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    Desert Wind will be of interest to men - and especially to women, who might learn much they didn't know about the opposite sex. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Lawrence Van Gelder

    Though it generates its share of unintentional giggles, Desert Wind does manage to take us to a seldom-visited place: the hidden corners of the straight male mind. Read full review

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    While the experience may have been highly rewarding for its participants, viewers may be less than enthralled. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Ronnie Scheib

    Far from encouraging "Survivor"-style competitiveness, the desert setting serves as a serene Club Med-type backdrop to the all-male bonding. Read full review

  • 42
    The Onion A.V. Club | Noel Murray

    The problem with Desert Wind is that Kohler takes everything at face value. Wouldn't it have been more useful to make this trip the centerpiece of a longer documentary that follows the men before Tunisia and, more importantly, after? Read full review

  • 40
    Village Voice | Joshua Land

    Nicely rendered moments of casual intimacy between the men attest to the trip's therapeutic value, but very little of it transfers to the audience. The dull large-group scenes consist mostly of old standbys like writing problems on slips of paper and burning them. Read full review

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