A movie that can't make up it's mind

Rating: 4/10 (28 September 2010)

Salt is half a movie. The first forty minutes have elements that work in an action film and the last fifty is an inadequate mess. The film starts out with energetic, upbeat action but goes down to the lowest form of entertainment.
The opening is good to introduce our main lead, Salt played by Jolie. The audience gets to learn quickly that she's a tough gal. Yet Jolie's character is not a significant figure as she is no different from any other female spy character. In other words Jolie plays Salt like she plays any other character such as the Tomb Raider or Fox.
There are a lot of plot twists in Salt that drove the movie to a mess. The plot twists are not predictable but it's not well thought out and at every turn, it leads to me caring less about the film altogether.
The action sequences are well done. The chase scene was the greatest part of the whole film and the stunts were done terrific. This is the only strong part of this film if any and is the most memorable. The movie quickly turns into a brutal kills that are rather unpleasant than entertaining. The scene where Salt uses handcuffs to strangle Winter is bloody in a bad sense and is bottom material. It makes the film look unprofessional.
The climax doesn't feel like a climax and I never knew it was until the movie was over. As far as the ending goes, I was actually surprised. It was a cliffhanger and I was torn and confused but slightly glad that it was all over.
The dialog is dumb especially in the ending because the characters seem to do different things from what they actually say, not in a character sense but in the sense that the screenplay is badly written.
Salt wasn't supposed to be art but it wasn't a great popcorn movie either. Inadequate entertainment is what you see if you watch Salt.
Rating:
★★☆☆☆