splendor

Even when the story lacks, the visual splendor captivates, and Corbet brings intimate and layered performances out of his actors.

One minute, it’s Schubert; another it’s Satie-esque, and many more South African splendor.

When you reach the traffic circle at Vineyard Drive, about 4.6 miles west of Highway 101, you may be tempted to wander off on Vineyard for a few miles of low-speed bucolic splendor.

But in his wake, he leaves behind a trail of splendors — and this movie, even for its flaws, is one of them.

His hope, he said, is to witness the Salton Sea returned to its splendor — or something like it.