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Sal (2011)

TV-MA | | Biography, Drama | 1 November 2013 (USA)
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The last day in the life of the actor Sal Mineo, who was murdered on February 12, 1976.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
... Sal Mineo
... Keir Dullea
... Milton Katselas
Vince Jolivette ... Billy Belasco
... Michael Mason
Stacey Miller ... Nancy Barr
... Det. Tankersley
... Lionel Ray Williams
... Boyd
Jacquelyn Deme ... Nurse
... Steven Gustafson
... Detective Pia
... Ray Evans
... Mabel
Felicity Bryant ... Monica Merrem
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The last day in the life of the actor Sal Mineo, who was murdered on February 12, 1976.

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$7,000,000 (estimated)

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$6,800, 3 November 2013, Limited Release

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$6,800, 3 November 2013
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One of the worst movies I've seen in a very long time, save your money!
26 October 2013 | by – See all my reviews

I love James Franco & know how talented he is as an actor & now in art as well. I heard he had begun directing so when I saw his movie "SAL" up for viewing I dug right in; not knowing much about Sal Mineo I thought this could be fascinating. Boy was I wrong...and I mean BIG time wrong. This movie looks like something a pack of High-School film club wannabes attempted to make over their Summer break. No make that over their Christmas break.

The movies cinematography, if you can call a single light and one very shaky hand-held camera being filmed by some drunk pulled off the street entertainment, was actually boring and just totally substandard. The incessant & tedious closeups of the actors face, nose or eyes while doing some of the most mundane activities like the minutes long scenes of him smoking or driving were simply awful. No art form, no intrigue, no nothing. Any hope for cleverness remained nonexistent.

Music & sound were other factors that were flimsily handled as if they really didn't matter because all the closeups of the actors nose meant so much more. The overall flabbiness and lack of tension made this 90 minutes particularly painful. The inconsistent tenor of the sound throughout was choppy and uneven while sounding especially tinny, as if hastily grabbed from some stack of tunes noted from long ago. Were those scratches I heard?

Now the acting was particularly amateurish, calling upon memories of plays attempted when we were all of 14, cocky & convinced of our immense talents. I search for descriptives to somehow get across just how terrible this film is and I come up frustrated and empty...kind of like the movie itself. This is no experimental art film folks, it is simply a rotten flick for which you will kick yourself for spending the time and money. MISS IT!
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