A straight up Action movie

Rating: 9/10 (25 July 2010)

Anyone who complains about the plot holes in the new Angelina Jolie film Salt, or calls the story ridiculous or asks if the director thinks that we are idiots is missing the point completely. This film does not ask anyone to believe that there is a new Russian spy network operating within the U.S government, it simply uses it as a premise to get a good chase thriller going. Angelina Jolie is exactly right in this film, head on straight butt kicking chick. She isn't like a James Bond who
values how much better she is at outfoxing her opponents. Evelyn Salt is someone who uses her incredible skills like knowledge of weaponry and ability to jump from semi truck to semi truck on a freeway in the name of what is right and in the name of who had it comin. She seems unphased by how she is able to escape each impossible situation but rather looks at it as part of her job. She expects these desperate situations and thrives within them. This film is fast, exciting action, and anyone who wants a semi-docu-drama action flick which involves realistic pressing issues might want to try Syriana. Don't take this film too seriously, it's just a lot of fun.