# The Salton Sea (2002)

> A grieving trumpet player adopts a dangerous second identity while infiltrating a corrupt California drug underworld to uncover the truth behind his wife's murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6442

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: D.J. Caruso
- Cast: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia, Glenn Plummer, Peter Sarsgaard
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235737/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, paranoid, stylized, late night, cult movie night

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