The Salton Sea (2002)

The Salton Sea: Directed by D.J. Caruso. With Val Kilmer, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán. After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.

“This movie was great, this time Iu0026#39;m actually glad I took the Blockbuster guyu0026#39;s advice and rented it. Itu0026#39;s not like LOTR or a Rocky movie where you come out feeling like youu0026#39;re on top of the world, but you will feel spun like by a great rollercoaster. I wouldnu0026#39;t say it starts off slow, but it definitely eases you into things, then move on to the drug fests and the story starts to take shape, but without really revealing itself all at once. As you watch more, you get that much more involved and gripped. I found myself really captured by the movie to the point of having anxiety myself in some of the Poo bear scenes. So towards the end I was strapped to my chair waiting to see what was going to happen, I did care about Kilmeru0026#39;s character, and I loved it how the movie keeps you guessing and on your seat till the end. Being such a dark movie though, it wouldnu0026#39;t have been so memorable for me if the ending had been different.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKilmeru0026#39;s performance was good and he held his own, but Vincent Du0026#39;Onofrio was brilliant in his role of Poo bear. I also liked the scene with Bobby `hobbyu0026#39; as it was definitely memorable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI loved this movie, but as other reviews have said, if you are faint of heart then this movie is not for you. It is dark, druggy, very pawn scum of life kind of thing, and you watch it with your guts in a knot for some of the movie, but itu0026#39;s worth the knot I tell you! Did I mention that I liked the ending too? Even though it was a dark movie overall, I left with the sensation of `Damn that was a good movie…u0026#39;”