
The last day in the life of the actor Sal Mineo, who was murdered on February 12, 1976.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohFranco's visual sense and skill with atmosphere are strongly evident here, but, unfortunately, not enough happens in the movie. |
| Moveable FestStephen SaitoIn other words, "Sal" is not all that different from most other films from directors fresh out of film school - ambitious, accomplished and with room to improve. |
| Glenn DunksGlenn Dunks[S]cene after scene plays out as if Franco has watched one too many Gus Van Sant movies and figured that's how you make an Important Movie. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyJames Franco's lovingly crafted, if minimalistic, cinematic ode to Sal Mineo - the actor most famous for his Oscar-nominated role opposite James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause" - succeeds due in large part to Val Lauren's thoughtful portrayal. |
| RogerEbert.comDan CallahanThe film ends with footage of his corpse on the sidewalk, and then a scene from "Rebel." From the first footage of the newscast on Mineo's death to this last tasteless film of his body lying in the street, nothing much has been learned about Mineo. |
| Slant MagazineNick McCarthyIt functions under the delusion that subtext will magically appear if you linger on a character long enough, and the significance of most of its scenes is nothing if not inscrutable. |
| User ReviewThomas WSal is a sensory delight, a dive into the waters of a last day. Don't listen to the nay sayers who just didn't get it- this is superb. |
| User ReviewSteve SFor better or worse, James Franco has done exactly what he promised with "Sal", a look at the actors last day before being murdered outside of his West Hollywood apartment building. The downside to this is that we get long scenes that portray the mundane and uninvolving moments of the day. But, some of those moments come across as more real because of this. Good performances help, as does some authentic sounding dialog. This could have turned out terrible, but it could have been a lot better as well. |