The Salton Sea
Release Date: April 26, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
9
Negative:
11
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50
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Sacrificing content for style, Caruso gives us a lot to look at but little to ponder. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
The Salton Sea isn't without interest or ideas, though some of the better ones are cribbed from David Fincher and, especially, Martin Scorsese. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This is a thoroughly conventional story of one man's search for redemption in the neon slime; its multiple flashback structure is just a way of parceling out information, not a device used to undermine the narrative. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The more the picture reveals, the less interesting it gets, transforming its hero from an intriguing mystery man into a standard-issue screen vigilante -- and steadily upping the violence, complete with harrowing torture scenes, in a lame effort to keep our juices flowing. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ray Conlogue
It uses violence as a drug, injecting it into the audience and hoping to addict it. Once the dependence is created, it is simple to feed it with formulaic films. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank Stuever
Adheres to the whacked notion that Hollywood does drugs so the rest of us don't have to. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Eccentric enough to stave off doldrums, Caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It's been a month since I attended a preview, and I'm more grateful than sorry that I no longer remember it well. Drug thrillers and revenge plots bore me. Read full review
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