Review of The Salton Sea (2002) by Cameron H — 16 Nov 2008

The Salton Sea is a rewardingly visceral movie, and Kilmer is fantastic as usual.

This review of The Salton Sea (2002) was written by Cameron H on 16 Nov 2008.

The Salton Sea has generally received positive reviews.

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By Paul P (1,688) on 17 Dec 2011

Worth seeing for Vincent D'Onofrio alone! He only has 4-5 scenes but he easily steals them all…

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By Jillie B (1) on 07 Apr 2016

Nothing else to watch...saw the word thriller in the info and thought oh what the heck...kept me riveted…

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By Mike H (1,369) on 17 Nov 2011

One of the top drug movies, and a really good film vals in, hes great, hes done a lot of good work, I hope he still gets to do a lot more…

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By Rod E (628) on 14 Apr 2013

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By Lanyard980 (31) on 08 Aug 2021

Val Kilmer's best acting I personally loved The Salton Sea! The music was intense and appropriate for the scene…

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By Conrad K (125) on 21 Nov 2011

Salton Sea provides glimpses into the seedy and manic lifestyle of the tweaker…

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By Paul B (2,474) on 06 Aug 2013

Val Kilmer plays the role of a musician immersed in the meth subculture in an interacted plot to avenge the death of his girlfriend…

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By Gerry T (10) on 20 Dec 2012

Oh man! Great flick -- should have revived Val Kilmer's career, but no one went to see it. Vincent D'Onofrio's performance is worth it alone…

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By Chris W (2,796) on 11 Nov 2012

Val Kilmer's best film to date. The ultimate drug story done up in the classic film noir style…

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By Tim L (543) on 30 Sep 2013

Another gr8 meth movie repellent yet intriguing, brutal yet funny, wicked yet strangely compassionate, The Salton Sea is more about mixing…

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