Salt

Salt was one of my most anticipated movies since i saw the trailer. I finally saw it and although it wasn't as great as I thought, it is definitely still worth seeing.

The Movie is about the title character, Evelyn Salt, played by Angelina Jolie (Changeling, Wanted, Tomb Raider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith. At the beginning of the movie, Salt is getting ready to finish work for the day as a CIA agent, when she is approached about a recent Russian defector who had just walked in to the building and is willing to share details about an assassination attempt on the visiting Russian President. Salt, alongside partner Ted Winter, played by Liev Schreiber (Defiance, Kate and Leopold, The Hurricane) go back to interrogate the Russian. Salt interviews him and he reveals to them about a secret Russian plan where they used to take American kids, instill Russian beliefs in them, teach them to want to work in U.S government offices, and then bring them back to the USA where they will grow up and wait for the time when they will be needed. The last thing the Russian reveals is that Evelyn Salt is the Russian spy who is supposed to kill the Russian president.

After that, while attempting to transport him, he escapes, and in all that confusion, Salt escapes too. What follows is a cat and mouse game between Salt, Winter and Peabody, another CIA agent played by Chiwetel Ejiofor( 2010, American Gangster and Red Dust)with Peabodoy and Winter trying to catch Salt. Salt keeps professing her innocence but no one fully believes her

If you like spy movies or action movies, you will probably like this movie as well. This movie is more about all the action sequences and the twisted plot then it is about the dialogue. I liked the movie because it makes you think. Throughout the movie you are wondering if everyone is who they say they are. There are flashbacks scenes that I felt were sometimes unnecessary and sometimes messed with the flow of the movie but that didn’t ruin it.

Jolie's performance is clearly the best of the movie with Chiwetel Ejiofor's in second. She was the best possible female lead for this movie. This the second time Jolie has worked with this director, Phillip Noyce. The previous time was on The Bone Collector. This director has also made Clear and Present Danger, and Patriot Games. In my Opinion, This movie is not as good as Patriot Games, but it is better then his other movies I've seen

The movie has a lot of twists and turns and even more crazy stunts. I have heard that the movie and character Salt, is like the female version of Jason Bourne and the Bourne series. Stop yourself now before you start thinking that this movie is as good. The Bourne films are great and this is an above average spy movie. This movie is a lot less believable. The stunts are good but clearly sometimes over the top. This movie is definitely not realistic or believable in any way but that being said, you should DEFINATELY go see it. It clearly is biggest movie that opened this weekend. There seems to be sequels coming so you don't want to miss out on this one.

Ryan