Salt

Rating: 7.5/10

Genre: Action Suspense

Overall value for time and money: 7.5/10

Who is salt? The trailer discloses quite a bit about her... how she was "framed" as a Russian spy and how she's trying to prove her innocence. Well, at least that's what the trailer intended to set you up for. A CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy goes rogue and the movie is all about unravelling her true identity. So... who is salt? The good news, the movie answers that question. The better news, it's not that simple a question.

Massive car chase action scenes, which have never really blown me away (this time being no exception) and lots of climax pauses. It always seems to set you up for a "sub" climax then it goes downhill again. Still, it did keep me at the edge of my seats throughout the movie and the story just gets better as it progressed. *spoilers ahead* Initially, I didn't like the fact that everyone was chasing after Salt when they should be focusing their attention on a Russian defector who escaped their custody. Well, he was the one who accused Salt of being a Russian spy yet nothing bothered to look for him when he escaped and he got it the easy way out whereas Salt was frantically running around the entire state. Doesn't make that much sense but if you're able to overlook that major flaw in the movie, you're in for a good surprise.

This movie is like a less impressive action version of Inception. Inception brought you a dream in a dream... even a dream in a dream in a dream in a... you get the idea. Salt brings you on another level of theatre. A twist in a twist in a twist in a... Well, I have to admit it did impress me because I'm always a sucker for twists in movies... never really liked watching a no-brainer movie. *major spoilers ahead* Though the major twist in the movie might be predictable (wasn't so only until towards the end), the biggest question mark about why Salt would be carrying Spider poision around was not disclosed only until the later part of the movie.

Angelina Jolie has the flaire and the look of a secret agent, has seen her excel in movies such as Mr. and Mrs. Smith as well as Wanted. But this movie is not one of them. She looked desperate, amateurish and didn't fully portray the appropriate vibe of a professional agent. Don't believe it was intentional, the way she ran, the way she jumped from vehicles to vehicles made her look so pathetic. These probably attributed to her lack in involvement in her character. But with her in any movie, what could go wrong? Even if the story sucks, the acting sucks, the cast sucks, there's always her to look at. (Not saying that this movie is anything like that)

Well, I'm pretty impressed with the plot, and the twists they had installed for its viewers. Though the ending was anti-climaxal, at least there's promise for a competitive sequel. Not quite the female version of Jason Bourne (as compared in critics from imdb.com), less formidable but definitely a hotter version.