Angelina's most impressive role!

Rating: 9/10 (24 July 2010)

I'm not a big fan of Angelina. I was never convinced of her ability to be Lara Croft. I was supremely impressed by her antics as Jane Smith in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. However, when it came to Wanted, she dropped back a level at the idiocy of the movie's ability to follow the rules of physics on top of the terrible performance and unexciting action sequences.
That's not the case here with Salt. It starts off with a quick introduction that kind of throws you off right away with Evelyn. As the movie comes back to present time and introduces Orlov and he accuses Salt, we now have a roller coaster approaching the first drop.
Jolie is impressive in each stunt she performs and the action, once started, doesn't let up. It grows more and more intense and proves more incredible with each following stunt. I compare some of the action in this to The Bourne Identity. However, Bourne's action is outdated and Matt Damon's stunts were never as exciting as Jolie's.
Aside from action, the story itself is beyond gripping. It plants you in your seat and glues your eyes to the screen, hanging on every piece of dialogue, you're mesmerized. I was thoroughly fascinated by every story twist that was thrown my way. I was still not ready for what would come next plot-wise even at the end of the film.
Although, me telling you that there is a twist, you will not find it as you search for it. It comes from nowhere and surprises you. It's breathtaking and it makes the film that much better. As you walk out of the theater, you will discuss with your friends or whoever, your favourite scenes and how awesome the plot twist is.
I thoroughly enjoyed Salt and while it is a great film, it's not the best of the year. I gave it a nine and I stand by it. I am not saying Inception, with a ten out of ten, is a perfect film -because no film is perfect- but Inception is the best film this year, thus far. Salt is the second best film this year. It's definitely a film, I will see more than once.