It's impossible not to like Jolie in an intelligent James Bond

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2011)

*Contains Spoilers*
Salt comes across as James Bond with an intelligent plot, and Salt never tries to be anything that it isn't and knows that at it's core it is an action film.
The plot is very clever and gripping, and full of twists and turns throughout. In a nutshell Jolie is accused of being a Russian spy and has to try and clear her name, as the film progresses you are left constantly guessing which side she really is on.
Sure in parts it becomes a little daft and in others totally unbelievable, and on occasions it was a bit confusing but there is more than enough decent action to make up for it. Russia is portrayed as your stereotypical Russia and likewise with the USA, but Salt isn't meant to be a factual documentary.
Angelina Jolie plays Evelyn Salt perfectly and really brings the character to life and Liev Schreiber played the bad-good guy quite well although nearing the middle of the film his character started to become quite predictable, but he worked well alongside Jolie.
It's impossible to dislike Jolie, she can actually act as well as play the heroine and Salt is a great film to sit and watching with a few beers on a Saturday night.
Criticizing Salt for not being realistic is like criticizing the journey to work for being too boring.
Salt is a solid 8/10 pushing 9/10 if you are really in the mood for an action film. It's a shame only allows whole numbers so I'm going to stick with the 8.