Salt left a bad taste in my mouth.

Rating: 5/10 (19 April 2011)

A movie that is quite short on thrills and adventure: Salt is the story of an American agent who is declared a Russian sleeper operative trying to prove her innocence.
The trouble is that she isn't innocent, yet, she is? It is a clever way to engage the audience, but the fact is, that this is something that is not resolved in the end, as if to point to a sequel. Also, Angelina Jolie's poor performance as Salt will confuse the audience as to Salts emotions and actual reactions to scenarios and events.
While Jolie's acting is sub-par and the movie suffers for it, her character is worse. Salt is a cross between Jason Borne and James Bond and it is painfully obvious at times which character she has been written at, and this delivers the audience with inconsistencies throughout the film and it gets frustrating.
Sadly, the direction also gets a mention for lacking. It happens throughout, making the movie look messy and the supporting characters look like idiots, but when you watch this movie, you will notice all these things for yourself.
In the end, this was a great a concept, with a fair, yet foreseeable plot twist at the end. It was the execution that let it down. It could have been done in a much more compelling way. Angelina Jolie seemed to have put in a fair bit of effort for her character, but she still needed a lot of development.
Now, for the worst part. The end suggests there could be a sequel. Lets just hope its better than the first.
5/10 stars or 2.5/5