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Salton Sea, The (2002) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Salton Sea, The (2002) a score of 2.5671 out of 4

based on (148) reviews

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Excellent

(13)

Very Good

(89)

Good

(34)

Fair

(12)

Poor

(0)

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Rolling Stone

This tricky film noir starts all poetic-like, with Val Kilmer playing jazz trumpet and then telling us in voice-over why his world went up in flames (literally, we see the flames). No fear. There's more life in this baby than the opening lets on. In...read the complete Salton Sea, The (2002) review at Rolling Stone

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JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")

A special kind of movie, this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of MEMENTO, with strong performances, a sorted tale of murder, redemption, drugs, cool tattoos, and plenty of surprises for my absorbed ass. It also differs in the sense that it...read the complete Salton Sea, The (2002) review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")

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Screen It! (Jim Judy)

Certainly not a film for everyone, the film's good points outweigh and outnumber the bad ones....read the complete Salton Sea, The (2002) review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)

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Salon (Charles Taylor)

To say that the film is unpleasant would imply that there's an emotional reaction to be gotten from it. I'd have to believe that there was someone, somewhere, who would actually care....read the complete Salton Sea, The (2002) review at Salon (Charles Taylor)