The Salton Sea

This is one that Bendog has been recommending to me for years. Val Kilmer had a bit of a dry spell in his acting career and this has been totted, by some, as his greatest role since Heat. There's definitely some familiar faces in here as well as some new ones. Peter Sarsgaard would have to be my other favorite actor from this film. This movie would definitely fall under the crime and thriller categories. Val's character's wife was shot and killed during a drug related crime and he decided to go undercover, become a junkie and find the people responsible. Now that's what I call commitment. I wouldn't say this movie gives great insights to drug sub-culture. It does, however, give an interesting 5min history on speed. Apparently the Jappanese created it and gave it to their soldiers - especially kamikaze bombers and such. Then of course as we all know, it made it's way to the United States and became popular among housewives and other folk. I'm giving this one two thumbs up. I really liked it. Bendog was right. So if you haven't seen it yet, go out and rent it sometime.