Who is SALT?
If twisty-turny action-thrillers starring Angelina Jolie are your cup of tea, then you’re in luck — for that’s exactly what Salt is. Jolie plays the title character — Evelyn Salt — a CIA agent who, soon after we first meet her, fields a “walk-in.” Noyce, who knows something of this genre having made Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger back when, is working from a script by Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, The Recruit) that stretches credulity even for this genre.
Jolie’s undeniable movie star-ness certainly helps in keeping it all on target. She walks the line between good and bad with aplomb: a loving wife and killer spy, CGI stunt puppet and emotional punching bag. — most other films would collapse under their own preposterous weight.
More Salt Info
As Salt works her way from Washington, D.C. to New York and back again, covertly attempting to clear her name… or save the in-danger Russian president… or rescue her kidnapped husband… or something, her motives become increasingly muddled. That husband is an interesting aspect of the picture, too. Played by German thesp August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds), the character is the opposite of Salt — all soft and sensitive and scientist-y. Salt was originally a Tom Cruise project, and the title character was obviously designed as a male.
Salt sets itself up as a potential franchise. Even with this jagged, hand-me-down script, the film manages to be good.
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Produced By: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Sunil Perkash
Written By: Kurt Wimmer
Genre: Thriller
Other Genres: Action, Drama
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Language: English
Filming Locations: Washington, DC; New York
