Salt: An average action flick

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2010)

Today I managed to see the first show of Angelina Jolie's latest action flick, 'Salt'. In my opinion, there is no better actress than Jolie in female action figure. She did manage to charm everyone in her 'Lara Croft: Tomb raider' series. When I first saw the trailer of 'Salt' last year I was confident that this one is going to offer more than a typical popcorn flick, but I would say that I was disappointed.
The story was interesting in first half of the film but it started sagging from time to time in second half. The action sequences were eye catching but it was the lack of a tight script which made everything go in vain. The ending was neither convincing nor interesting. And one question remained unknown, whether Salt is a bad guy or a good guy? The police continuously chased her from first minute till the last minute. This no-brainer flick may attract viewers for a time pass but it fails to make any impact.
I felt pity on the director. After watching 'Inception' few days back, I was hoping that this movie won't disappoint me, but I did. Still I gave it 5 out of 10 because of good entertainment and a desperate try by Angelina Jolie. No other actors stood out except Liev Schreiber who gave a nice twist to the plot.
Final words, give 'Salt' a watch because of Jolie and its well performed action sequences. It may not be a classic action-spy movie but it delivers nice entertainment which won't disappoint most of the audiences.