Directed By:D.J. Caruso
Written By:Tony Gayton
The Salton Sea
Metascore
Mixed or Average
41
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
41
33% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
30% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
37% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
80
As a gallery of the grotesque, however, the cinematic equivalent of a Joe Coleman painting or Adam Parfrey publication, The Salton Sea is a blast.
75
Strikes out toward freakishly original territory after all. Fans of the off-beat, your movie has arrived.
50
Sacrificing content for style, Caruso gives us a lot to look at but little to ponder.
50
The Salton Sea isn't without interest or ideas, though some of the better ones are cribbed from David Fincher and, especially, Martin Scorsese.
38
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.
30
Far too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility.
20
Taking issue with efforts like The Salton Sea, cold and unemotional films that couldn't be more pleased at the opportunity to enthusiastically drag audiences through unhappy material, is as futile as getting mad at the wind.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
64% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
21% Mixed
3 Ratings
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14% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Jul 9, 2014
10
The Salton Sea has many twists and and turns. The movie has impressive acting and a plot that you won't figure out until the ending. This movie is very underrated and is easily one of Kilmer's best roles.
