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  • Summary: James Franco's Sal chronicles the final day in the life of actor Sal Mineo (Val Lauren), 1950s teen idol and an Academy Award nominee for his roles in Rebel Without a Cause and Exodus. Almost two decades later, Mineo is no longer the marquee sensation he had once been — but after years of pupublic struggles with drugs and alcohol, he has become open about his homosexuality and is finding his way to becoming the actor and director he has always wanted to be. Featuring a magnetic performance by Lauren, Franco's intimate portrait finds the human details in a larger-than-life Hollywood story. [Tribeca Film]… Expand

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  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Neil Young
    Sep 23, 2013
    50
    While this heartfelt, rough-edged tribute to now largely-forgotten Hollywood actor Sal Mineo isn’t without interest, it’s too small-scale and sketchy.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    Sep 23, 2013
    40
    While Sal means to honor its subject, it’s too clunky and amateurish to really illuminate him.

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