Hollywood as a whole typically seems to steer away from any story that can realistically describe vengeance. It's either the hero comes out of his despair and kills 100 people, hell bent on righting the world. Or it is a movie that has the hero so full of idiotic cliches that it doesn't even work. A few movies used vengeance in a good way, like the Crow series, but the supernatural effect takes the feel of reality from the characters. I had always been a fan of stories about vigilantes and regular people that had a thirst for vengeance and dealing out their own form of justice.
Well, The Salton Sea was a movie that actually surprised me. I had walked into Blockbuster and the new releases I did want were already checked out, so I just combed over the sections to find something that didn't look like total crap. So, I saw a movie with Val Kilmer on the front and sighed picking it up. I was never a big fan of Val Kilmer but the movie sounded interesting so I rented it. I was not disappointed. Val actually gave a great performance that didn't want me to shut off the DVD player and go to bed. The movie started out as a bunch of drug addicts just partying and living it up. As the movie went on, I loved the music, the visuals, the settings, the performances and most of all the story. It was a real down to earth take on revenge. I was pleasantly surprised with even the detail of the small characters that didn't even really have much dialogue. It was real and it was good. I really recommend this to anyone that loves to see vengeance or revenge movies.
***1/2 of ****
Well, The Salton Sea was a movie that actually surprised me. I had walked into Blockbuster and the new releases I did want were already checked out, so I just combed over the sections to find something that didn't look like total crap. So, I saw a movie with Val Kilmer on the front and sighed picking it up. I was never a big fan of Val Kilmer but the movie sounded interesting so I rented it. I was not disappointed. Val actually gave a great performance that didn't want me to shut off the DVD player and go to bed. The movie started out as a bunch of drug addicts just partying and living it up. As the movie went on, I loved the music, the visuals, the settings, the performances and most of all the story. It was a real down to earth take on revenge. I was pleasantly surprised with even the detail of the small characters that didn't even really have much dialogue. It was real and it was good. I really recommend this to anyone that loves to see vengeance or revenge movies.
***1/2 of ****