Salton Sea Review
Added 11/21/2009
A great film with Val Kilmer and really an all star cast. A gritty, sometimes hard to watch story about the speed subculture and well played out revenge plot. This movie ay not be for everyone, but is well made, acted, and directed. Probably the best part I have seen played by Vincent D'Onofrio as Poo Bear, a dangerous gacked out drug dealer that does not trust anyone.
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Like a serious mind tweak, this film is unforgettable...
Added 11/4/2009
You can place this in the `hidden gems' file, for `The Salton Sea', while not perfect, is one intriguing and worthwhile ride that you may never take. It's one of the better films you've never heard of. I remember finding this in Blockbuster back in 02 and wondering just what it was, seeing the names Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio and saying "I'll give it a try" and being totally blown away. I think I watched it a record seven times before bringing it back (I kept bringing it to every friend I had and watching it with them...I was seventeen had nothing better to do with my time).
Is it the best movie ever?
No. In fact, as you can see, I don't even give it an A rating, but this film is engaging, wonderfully acted, crisply shot and all around very entertaining.
Kilmer (underrated as an actor and really needs to challenge himself with worthy material) plays Danny Parker, a musician haunted by the death (brutal murder) of his wife. Since her death he has sunk into a morbid depression and become wrapped up in a life of drugs. This life throws him into the company of some eclectic individuals, all of which play a central part in bringing him closer to his goal; vengeance.
So, as I stated in my previous review (for `Flightplan'), I am dedicating my next few reviews to one of my favorite actors; Peter Sarsgaard. This is not one of his best roles, but it is one of the first of his I had seen. I had seen `Boys Don't Cry' but I didn't even really know who `he' was at that point and focused mainly on Swank and Sevigny (although over time Sarsgaard's performance has really stood out as utter brilliance). Sarsgaard delivers a charmingly docile performance here as Jimmy, Danny's clingy friend. He's naïve and goofy and sad in a way, but totally likable. He is overshadowed by Kilmer's eerily desperation (one of his finest performances) and D'Onofrio's stellar Pooh-Bear (this character is so out there yet so marvelously delivered), but Sarsgaard is most certainly memorable here.
Director D.J. Caruso is the biggest star here, for it is his grungy direction that really elevates this film and gives it a crisp edge that makes us sit up in rapt attention. The film is incredibly murky, and that works, for it `takes us there'.
It's funny because this is not a film I'd consider to be superb, but it is a film that I will never forget. The gimmicky aspects of the film work extra hard at creating a finished product you want to like, and so you wind up liking it. I still have the `skull rings' I bought after watching Kilmer's stellar performance, and this films title proved to be the inspiration for a song I wrote when a close friend lost his wife to a horrible car accident.
`The Salton Sea'; it just has a devastatingly pure ring to it.
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Edgy and full of freaks
Added 6/30/2009
The noseless meth freak steals the show in this druggie tale of a man who rats on drug addicts while trying to kill the bad cops who killed his wife. Kilmer is pretty good. He also made an anti-meth documentary unrelated to this. Co-incidence? Nice soundtrack and some great tense moments add up to an entertainment worth watching.
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sad story
Added 6/29/2009
Salton Sea is pretty raunchy but the underlying story is heartbreaking.
Val Kilmer once again demonstrates his ability to convincingly get into any character he portrays. Its also a sad commentary on those who waste their lives in unreality.
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Salton Rocks
Added 2/24/2009
A MUST SEE MOVIE! Right up there with Pulp Fiction. This is some of Val Kilmer's best work & an awsome movie. We went to the screening for this movie years ago & have trouble finding it to purchase.
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Salton Sea Review
Added 11/21/2009
A great film with Val Kilmer and really an all star cast. A gritty, sometimes hard to watch story about the speed subculture and well played out revenge plot. This movie ay not be for everyone, but is well made, acted, and directed. Probably the best part I have seen played by Vincent D'Onofrio as Poo Bear, a dangerous gacked out drug dealer that does not trust anyone.
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Like a serious mind tweak, this film is unforgettable...
Added 11/4/2009
You can place this in the `hidden gems' file, for `The Salton Sea', while not perfect, is one intriguing and worthwhile ride that you may never take. It's one of the better films you've never heard of. I remember finding this in Blockbuster back in 02 and wondering just what it was, seeing the names Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio and saying "I'll give it a try" and being totally blown away. I think I watched it a record seven times before bringing it back (I kept bringing it to every friend I had and watching it with them...I was seventeen had nothing better to do with my time).
Is it the best movie ever?
No. In fact, as you can see, I don't even give it an A rating, but this film is engaging, wonderfully acted, crisply shot and all around very entertaining.
Kilmer (underrated as an actor and really needs to challenge himself with worthy material) plays Danny Parker, a musician haunted by the death (brutal murder) of his wife. Since her death he has sunk into a morbid depression and become wrapped up in a life of drugs. This life throws him into the company of some eclectic individuals, all of which play a central part in bringing him closer to his goal; vengeance.
So, as I stated in my previous review (for `Flightplan'), I am dedicating my next few reviews to one of my favorite actors; Peter Sarsgaard. This is not one of his best roles, but it is one of the first of his I had seen. I had seen `Boys Don't Cry' but I didn't even really know who `he' was at that point and focused mainly on Swank and Sevigny (although over time Sarsgaard's performance has really stood out as utter brilliance). Sarsgaard delivers a charmingly docile performance here as Jimmy, Danny's clingy friend. He's naïve and goofy and sad in a way, but totally likable. He is overshadowed by Kilmer's eerily desperation (one of his finest performances) and D'Onofrio's stellar Pooh-Bear (this character is so out there yet so marvelously delivered), but Sarsgaard is most certainly memorable here.
Director D.J. Caruso is the biggest star here, for it is his grungy direction that really elevates this film and gives it a crisp edge that makes us sit up in rapt attention. The film is incredibly murky, and that works, for it `takes us there'.
It's funny because this is not a film I'd consider to be superb, but it is a film that I will never forget. The gimmicky aspects of the film work extra hard at creating a finished product you want to like, and so you wind up liking it. I still have the `skull rings' I bought after watching Kilmer's stellar performance, and this films title proved to be the inspiration for a song I wrote when a close friend lost his wife to a horrible car accident.
`The Salton Sea'; it just has a devastatingly pure ring to it.
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Edgy and full of freaks
Added 6/30/2009
The noseless meth freak steals the show in this druggie tale of a man who rats on drug addicts while trying to kill the bad cops who killed his wife. Kilmer is pretty good. He also made an anti-meth documentary unrelated to this. Co-incidence? Nice soundtrack and some great tense moments add up to an entertainment worth watching.
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