The Salton Sea

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Original title: The Salton Sea
Year: 2002
Running time: 100 min.
Country: United States
Director: D.J. Caruso
Screenwriter: Tony Gayton
Music: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Amir M. Mokri
Cast: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán, Doug Hutchison, Meat Loaf, Deborah Kara Unger, Glenn Plummer, Anthony LaPaglia, Danny Trejo, Peter Sarsgaard, BD Wong, Josh Todd, Chandra West, R. Lee ErmeySee 5 More
Producer: Warner Bros.
Genre: Thriller
Synopsis: After the murder of his beloved wife, a man (Kilmer) in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn" (Sarsgaard), becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette (Unger) from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.

Critics' reviews

"A twisty, showy, atmosphere-saturated drama"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"Sacrificing content for style, Caruso gives us a lot to look at but little to ponder."

Robert K. Elder: Chicago Tribune
"For all its faults, is a solid piece of dirty work"

Austin Chronicle
"A truly baffling late entry in the 'Pulp Fiction' sweepstakes that ends up drowning in its own pretensions -- along with, quite possibly, what's left of Val Kilmer's movie career"

Lou Lumenick: New York Post
"A commercial Hollywood movie without pretensions. If there's no art here, it's still a good yarn"

Boston Globe
"All the movie's narrative gymnastics can't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just isn't worth telling"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle

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