Just a little bit better than okay

Rating: 6/10 (25 July 2010)

I love Angelina Jolie as a 'kick-ass' female superhero. She usually fits the bill just great i.e. Tomb Raider and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but there was something missing in her performance in this film. Maybe it was too serious. Instead of her normal tongue and cheek were just got more and more close ups of her big, bigger lips. She has no good dialog after the opening interrogation scenes and I agree with some of the others who say she look extremely thin, almost anorexic. The supporting cast is okay mostly just giving out one liners between the action sequences. I wish they had copied the Bourne movies a little more and gave Salt more character, though the many flashbacks help some, we only learn her motivation at the very end. That makes for a long, even though it's short- 100 minutes, less than satisfying movie experience.