Salt : A 'turncoat'?

Rating: 8/10 (30 July 2010)

My comments last night was erroneously deleted by myself so to paraphrased.
Evelyn Salt, trained by the best Russian intelligence and planted by her Russian masters at the CIA, makes the FBI, CIA, Secret Service looks like lab-rats. Oh, forget about the NYPD boy -scouts.
Once she (was instructed by her Russian master) starts, she's unstoppable. And her target wasn't ragtags or any VIPs but Presidents of Russia and the US President.
Her extraordinary skills in hand-2-hand combat like Lara Croft of Tomb Raider, her acerbic mind faster than speedy Gonzalez (or like McGuyver) in makeshift explosives made of home cleaning materials, fire-extinguisher,etc and her elusiveness from being caught makes her one of the most formidable operative like Captain John Patrick Mason played by Sean Connery in The Rock.
When the Russian President pay his respect for the US Vice President's funeral in US soil, heavily escorted and guarded, Salt managed to "assassinate"(she only tranquilized) him, successfully.
How this super-trained chick makes the world's most sophisticatedly protected fortress - 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue like Rambo fighting in the jungles was awe-inspiring,unbelievable, like a ruthless hunter poaching its' prey - successfully.
But Salt was out to save the US President from the hands of her Russian compatriot, unknown to her, was her superior, CIA agent,Ted Winter, who has an upperhand in managing and providing security for the US President at the White House when his mission was to create a nuclear war between the US and the Arab world and Russia causing a 3rd world war. And only Salt was the only person who could stop him.(this part resembles 'The Sum Of All Fears')
"They took everything from me" spouted Salt to her CIA superior, Agent Peabody alluding how the Russian spymaster orchestrated her parents 'murder' under the guise of a car accident as she was the only survivor secretly indoctrinated and trained and how his spymaster shot her husband in front of her eyes - she wanted something - REVENGE against the Russians intelligence.
This movie has some resemblance with 'US Marshall'(Tommy Lee Jones & Wesley Snipes).
Salt did not assassinate the Russian President, only 'sedated' him with extracts from a spider (she may have learned this from her husband). And having the chance to shoot Agent Peabody, she did not. The same scene happened in US Marshall where a CIA operative (Wesley Snipes) framed for murder and on the run, having a clear shot at Deputy US Marshall, did not shoot him in his head but shoulder. The same instances begs one similar question : If a fugitive on the run did not shoot and kill one of their most formidable and ruthless pursuer,- WHY?! ( there might be persuasive reasons to believe that the fugitive may be innocent)
This 90 minute movie is filled with non-stop suspense, great actions, a worthwhile a 2nd and 3rd watch. I am giving this movie 8.5/10 *
The tagline catch : "Who is Salt?" Answer : Salt is everywhere. She probably has written her own commenteries here under a handle. After all, who could guess Salt's next step. I could not, but 1 thing for sure - expect a sequel. That is guaranteed. She's still on the run like 'The A Team', remember?