Good Film!

Rating: 8/10 (29 August 2010)

I was somewhat reluctant to see this after watching the dreadful Mr & Mrs Smith. And Wanted was just as bad.
Thankfully someone had actually decided that the film should contain a plot, even if a far fetched one.
I won't go into too much of the actual plot as the theme is revealed in the trailer and I don't want to spoil all the twists and turns that leave you wondering "is she, or isn't she a spy" up until the end.
The action is very fast paced and Jolie almost seems to revive her Tomb raider role and stunts in this one. Except that there's no overt CGI. It is surprisingly violent for a 12a, although not gratuitously so.
The premise that the Russians have created 'replacement' spetznatz spies to live as Americans until activated does hark back to the cold war stories of the 60's and 70's. It makes a change from the Islamic enemies that appear in most movies now. Nelson DeMille's book, The Charm School has a very similar plot.
Go and see it, put your brain in neutral and enjoy the ride. And wait for the sequel, probably called SALT 2, but I doubt its anything to do with Strategic Arms Limitations Talks.