Jason Bourne Turns Into a Russian Female

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2010)

This is what "Salt" is all about really. It is essentially Jason Bourne who was transformed into a Russian female. The same super-human double-agent story! The same relentless slam-bang action scenes! The same set-up for a sequel or two!
Although the death-defying action scenes in "Salt" comes across as more difficult to swallow, somehow Angelina Jolie makes it all so believable despite her lean frame. It is really to Ms. Jolie's credit that she is the only credible female action star nowadays. It picks up where she left off in the Lara Croft films, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and more recently, "Wanted." She is tough and kick-ass, yet maintaining her cool, collected and sexy aura about her.
The intricate plot which is woven around Evelyn Salt, her shadowy origins and her present predicament as she was accused of plotting to kill the Russian president. Like the Bourne films, it is one big chase scene after the other, and many people being killed like flies, while our heroine comes out generally unscathed. Don't think too much and over-analyze the preposterous storyline. Just take it for what it is and enjoy the ride. Incredible yes, but it was very entertaining for me.
Good thing, Tom Cruise did not push through with this project, so they turned the lead character into a female and got Angelina Jolie to play her. She gives it that extra spice that gives this movie that something extra to elevate it above the generic action flicks of its kind.