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Salt (2010)
Directed by Phillip Noyce
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Overview
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: “Who is Salt?”
Rated PG-13 | Length 100 minutes
Actors
Angelina Jolie | Liev Schreiber | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Daniel Olbrychski | August Diehl | Daniel Pearce | Hunt Block | Andre Braugher | Olek Krupa | Cassidy Hinkle | Corey Stoll | Vladislav Koulikov | Olya Zueva | Kevin O'Donnell | Gaius Charles | Zach Shaffer | Albert Jones | Zoe Lister-Jones | Paul Juhn | Tika Sumpter | David Bishins | Yara Shahidi | Gary Wilmes | Jordan Lage | Jeremy Davidson | Michelle Ray Smith | Marion McCorry | Vladimir Tevlovski | Steve Cirbus | Roslyn Ruff | Jeb Brown | Lara Apponyi | Vitali Baganov | Peter Weireter | Ryan Shams | Colleen Werthmann | Liam Joynt | Victoria Cartagena | Armand Schultz | Ivo Velon | Kamar de los Reyes | Victor Slezak | Dionne Audain | Jalil Jay Lynch | Mike Colter | Beverly Kirk | Barbara Harrison | Lynn C. Sanders | Theresa Caggiano | Nick Poltoranin | Vladimir Troitsky | Hristo Hristov | James Nuciforo | Jose L. Rodriguez | Avis Boone | Scott Dillin | Alexander Martin Jones | Angelo Lopez | Stephen Beach | Mike Conneen | Greg Kelly | Elizabeth Kaledin | Angel David | Frank Harts | David Agranov | Frosty Lawson | Cecilia Foss | James Schram | Eddy Shalita | Luke Trevisan | Alexander Garfin | Frank Anello
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12/2012 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 3.5 stars |
| (Average) 3.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
If Tom Cruise had ended up starring in SALT as originally intended, I think it would’ve been Tom Cruise Action Movie #56 and it wouldn’t have more or less of an impression than the previous fifty-five. But Angelina Jolie makes the film stand out in taking a role that’s usually slotted for a man.
Jolie’s appeal and plot twists make up for some of the film’s plot holes, such as a KGB informant being able to get a shoe knife into a federal agency building. It’s probably a shame to say, but in my post-MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE IV world, everything else pales, so SALT only comes off as okay in that area.
All around, SALT is a decent little actioner with some nice plot twists. I’d be up for the sequel, N’ PEPA.
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