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30 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonAs a gallery of the grotesque, however, the cinematic equivalent of a Joe Coleman painting or Adam Parfrey publication, The Salton Sea is a blast.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezStrikes out toward freakishly original territory after all. Fans of the off-beat, your movie has arrived.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliUnlike in many thrillers, the movie doesn't sandbag us with one last, cheap twist at the end. The Salton Sea contains its share of surprises, but none of them feels forced or artificial.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleFor all its faults, is a solid piece of dirty work.
- 63Boston GlobeBoston GlobeA commercial Hollywood movie without pretensions. If there's no art here, it's still a good yarn - which is nothing to sneeze at these days.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsMight be thought of as "Memento" for people who didn't get "Memento."
- 50L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisThe Salton Sea isn't without interest or ideas, though some of the better ones are cribbed from David Fincher and, especially, Martin Scorsese.
- 42Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing.
- 30SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorTo 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.
- 20Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranTaking 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.