Agent Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is a Russian spy. Or is she not? At least that’s what Orlov, a Russian defector, claims. Salt becomes the number one suspect for the anticipated terrorist attack against the U.S. President. All she can do is run and hide, trying to escape from a highly qualified police force.
Salt’s a tasted recipe; maybe with a little extra salt on the top. It makes it tastier, no doubt about that. It’s a movie of no imagination though. Of course there is a plot. But you can’t depend on a subversive scenario, conspiracies, stunts and a model for an agent, cause it’s all said and done before. No imagination here. If it wasn’t for Angelina and a far from derogatory promotion, I don’t know how many people would actually visit theaters for this kind of movie. An actress like this could easily mix up the image of a seemingly modest film and upgrade it to a much higher level.
Maybe the plot could be described by force as interesting complex; they kind of lost it in the way of presenting it. A good idea should be presented in an inspiring way. That’s what at least I find tempting and promising. And that’s exactly where I believe this movie failed. There was a lack of inspiration on how the story was said. Old fashioned, safe, tasted way. No exceptions, no experiments. Just pay attention: manhunt, chases, dangerous stunts and a skinny woman beating harder than Hulk Hogan in WWF. Hollywood I know, but it’s not tagged as a science fiction movie! There must be an explanation why initially there was a man in Jolie’s shoes and more specifically that man was Tom Cruise. Obviously the character is more congenial to a woman…
If I had to pick an actor it would be really difficult. No weird characters, no special acting skills. With a cast of this range they could easily shoot anything. I don’t want to underestimate anyone’s performance of course. But in this movie the stuntmen had a lot more homework to do…
It may seem contradictory to the previous, but I enjoyed the film. Really, it was fun in that small plant kingdom of my neighborhood summer movie theater. You won’t get bored. Of that I can guarantee. But you’ll probably forget about it a week later. You can wait for the DVD of course. Till then, remind me of the plot please.
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