Saturday, April 9, 2011

Salt (2010)

Whats it about
CIA agent Evelyn Salt is actually a Russian implant whose job is to spy on the US. She is Agent Chenkov who has been trained from a young age by Agent Orlov to become a spy. There are many more sleeper agents like her in the US CIA and their only goal is to cause destruction to the US.
       As part of her job, Salt is required to kill the Russian President and thereby putting the blame naturally on the US. She is also instructed to kill the US President and later take control of the US' nuclear operations by initiating attacks on Muslim countries thereby instigating further wrath against the US.
      But Salt eliminates the Russian spies one by one including her CIA colleague Winter and big boss Agent Orlov. She also stops the large scale nuclear attacks that were about to be launched by Winter. In the end, she proves her loyalty to the US and is let go by officer Peabody as she convinces him that there are many more Russian spies and that she needs to go get them.

                                                                          
Hits

  • Angelina Jolie in 3 different getups is absolutely apt for this action packed role. She is super agile in stunts and is as beautiful as ever. Her lips are a thing of real seducing beauty. 
  • The chases and the action blocks are all frenetic with apt support from some pulsating BGM. 
  • Fast moving screenplay
Misses
  • It is all too easy for Salt. A one woman army so to speak
  • The actor who appears as the US President is literally a joker. Blank to the core. 
VERDICT
An attempt to make a Bourne like film. But it is half baked. Angelina Jolie is the only reason to watch this film. Strictly for one time viewing. 

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