Not worth the cost of popcorn - don't even rent it

Rating: 3/10 (8 August 2010)

I have a category of movies I call "Broken Arrow" -- thriller attempts that contain so many howlers and unintentionally funny moments, plot holes, clichés and boring stretches that the movie as a whole is an unwatchable mess. Keanu Reeves' remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a broken arrow. So is "Salt." Good things about this movie? The film was exposed properly. Digital effects mostly escape notice. The actors knew their lines, and the soundtrack didn't intrude much. Downside -- execrable story, poorly told, laughable premise, tired everything. If you like movies and Angelina Jolie, forget this dreck and don't even rent the DVD.