The Salton Sea
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Movie Reviews of The Salton Sea
Movie Review: You have to watch it at least once
Summary: 5 Stars
I've never taken the time to write a review before, but I thought that this film deserved my attention. All I thought about when I saw this, is that I haven't seen a film this good since Fight club. Well it is not up to par with fight club, but it is the best thing to come along in awhile. I know alot of people that won't see a movie because Val Kilmer is in it, but he does a great job portraying Tom Van Allen(a.k.a. Danny Parker). It has some great visuals that just gives a great feel to the whole film. To tell the truth I've gotten lost in Japanese animation lately and this film brought me back to live action film. It delves into the dirty yet seductive world of drugs. Tom Van Allen is on a mission, but you'll have to find out what it is on your own. You get to meet some of his "friends", who are an "interesting" bunch to say the least. Actually they are a bunch of [] tweekers who don't work as far as I know and have dreams of stealing a Bob Hope stool sample. And one more thing, watch out for badgers-they do bite. It is a great flick and I would suggest that anyone at least rent it if not buy it.Movie Review: Criminally Overlooked
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't believe some of the negative reviews generated by the critics, the same people who gave the boring, too long, cheesy, silly dialogue and over kill with boring characters Titanic 5 star greatness. How can you give a daring and dazzling character driven movie like this negative remarks, and give god awful seen it all before, cheesy Titanic super great marks, Titanic the king of the box office and this some how went pretty much unnoticed, there is no god. The Salton Sea is a must see movie really great, everything about this movie is top notch, Val Kilmer is great (I'd Like to see Leonardo DiCaprio star in a movie like this, he was awful in Gangs of New York), the directing is spot on, the script is clever even the support is great. Not a single dull moment the whole movie, I watched this movie twice which is a rarity for me. Any how this is a great movie don't listen to the critics who once bashed the great Blade runner, which is now considered the greatest SciFi movie of all time, any way the multi Oscar winning (how?)Titanic has been voted the worst movie of all time in a poll by the BBC.Movie Review: A trumpet in the hell!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film may be well one the most original, chilling, powerful, potent and gratifying American Noir in years.
Frame by frame, this somber portrait about a man who lost his wife in an absurd skirmish, because of both of them were in the wrong place at the wrong moment, will induce him to plan a dark and meticulous vengeance, that will lead him to become a talebearer to get to infiltrate in the underworld and so to gain the deserved trust to get close the expected target.
But in the meantime, the journey is hard to be a piece of cake. He will face the dense brume of the nasty jungle of dealers and corrupted officers. But if you, additionally, consider the prodigious angle shots, the overwhelming photography, the surprising information around it, the fine performances and the claustrophobic locations, this sum will compensate by far, all your efforts to get it, rent it and even acquire for your personal collection.
A very well made razor edge thriller that will maintain you hold on your seat.
Movie Review: "I really like his chances..."
Summary: 5 Stars
What a beautiful movie. The plot, admittedly, is pretty vanilla - Val Kilmer's wife has been killed, he seeks revenge, yawn - but the performances are so mesmerizing that you completely forget that you've seen this movie before. D.J. Caruso, in what is probably the best first film I've seen since Bottle Rocket, manages to instill the movie with a crazy visual sensibility a la Snatch, or From Hell, but keeps the characters from getting lost in the slo-mo dolly shots and visual trickery. The best reason for this success is Val Kilmer. I'd say "performance of a lifetime," but this man has given so many performances of a lifetime that it's almost standard to see him light up the screen. Nevertheless, he makes the movie, along with Vincent D'Onofrio, who has more fun than should be allowed playing a no-nosed junkie with a pet badger named Captain Steubing. The dialogue would sound hackneyed from the mouth of a lesser actor, but Kilmer makes it so moving that one is almost sorry when the film is over. Go watch this. You won't regret it.Movie Review: Wonderfully bizarre thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
I despise most thrillers...some serial killer who won't be apprehended until the conclusion of the film versus the cop who's smarter than the entire police force put together but yet no one will beleive him. That's why I'm so happy when a movie like The Salton Sea comes along, a movie that's original and engaging, full of colorful characters and skillfully directed.
The story of a man going after his wife's killers is as old as the hills, but what makes this film so good is that we're never really sure what's happening and why. Moreover, the characters we're introduced to are very orginal and always interesting, from the fast-talking no-nonsense arms dealer to the obese drug dealer with no nose, a ferocious pet badger with a taste for human flesh, and attention to detail when re-enacting the JFK assasination with pigeons and a remote-controlled car.
The conclusion is good, the direction brilliant, the dark humor effective, and the acting solid all around. 8.5/10