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D.J. CarusoScenario:
Tony GaytonCamera:
Amir MokriMuziek:
Thomas NewmanActeurs:
Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia, Glenn Plummer, Peter Sarsgaard, Deborah Kara Unger (meer)Streaming (1)
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Na de moord op zijn vrouw komt Danny Parker terecht in een wereld waar niets is wat het lijkt. Hij wordt vriendin met luilak Jimmy, raakt betrokken bij een reddingspoging van zijn buurvrouw Colette en heeft op reguliere basis aanvaringen met undercover agenten en een sadistische drugsdealer. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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Wilderness. Visually captivating in the mold of 8MM. One of Val Kilmer’s best roles and a parade of extraordinarily wacky bad guys – the noseless Vincent D’Onofrio properly turned my stomach. But The Salton Sea stumbles somewhere along the way. The pseudo-artsy visual interludes (the trumpeter, the sea, the tree) have no place in it and, at the same time, the harmony between the incessantly dynamic form and the powerfully psychological content is creaky. In this respect, Joel Schumacher was better, as he remained firmly in the psychological and escalated the dynamics only in selected scenes so that he didn’t drown in them.
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A visually stunning film, but one that lags behind its much stronger and denser brethren in terms of content (8MM, Requiem for a Dream, etc.).
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Salton Sea didn't disarm me as intensely as it did to other reviewers here. In any case, it's a terribly watchable movie both in terms of direction and craftsmanship, suitable for a wide audience. Val Kilmer is more tolerable here than elsewhere, even though I have absolute aversion to some of his roles; here, I couldn't imagine anyone better. I was even thrilled by his natural performance and empathized with him a lot. Another mention goes to Vincent D'Onofrio for his crazy yet attractive character, and the music also did its job well. It's a pity that the main twist wasn't a bit more rapid and whimsical, and the plot just subtly shifted to a completely different level. It was indeed very surprising, but a bit too calm for my taste. I usually appreciate films better after a long pause, and Salton Sea is no exception. Four weaker stars.
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The Salton Sea is neither flawless nor groundbreaking. It's simply a well-made genre film with a functional script and a range of interesting, fully realized characters. The film ventures into uncertain territory with its attempts at psychological, artful scenes, but fortunately, the crime storyline prevails, featuring wild, tragicomic camera excursions into a bizarre community of addicts. Val Kilmer delivers a strong performance, Deborah Unger provides reliable acting, and the repulsive criminal types portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio and Luis Guzmán, create a mix that can satisfy even more discerning film fans. Overall impression: 75%.
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