Watching [Carano] is fun for a little bit, but seeing her talents thoroughly wasted becomes more depressing than anything else.

"Scorched Earth" is the sort of divertingly hokey post-apocalyptic B-movie that would have amused undiscriminating Blockbuster Video renters a generation ago, and now might pass muster as the pilot for a weekly SyFy series.

A decent premise - and a game Gina Carano - get left in the dust kicked up by "Scorched Earth," a dull, draggy post-apocalyptic western set in the not-too-distant, environmentally toxic future.

Gina Carano wielding a crossbow in a low-budget DTV post-apocalyptic joint. That's all you need to know.