Hey, have you guys ever noticed how alot of these so-called action movies they do now days make no effort to show any action in their action scenes? You gotta say something. Evelyn Salt Angelina Jolie is a badass superspy who kicks ass, and this we know because in one part near the end the camera actually holds steady on a pretty hardcore dangling-over-a-ledge finishing move she does. The parts of the story that involve action are more of a hassle they want to hurry past than a highlight that they want to display and celebrate.
As far as post-action movies go, though, SALT is pretty enjoyable ludicrousness. Salt is a CIA agent working as a well-dressed business woman out of a fake office building. And along the way gets involved in assassination, nuclear war, etc.
Outlaw Vern dot com regrets the error. It takes no time getting to the improvised explosives she makes an excellent rocket launcher thing using only basic office and cleaning supplies or the scene where she hops between the roofs of multiple moving vehicles on a freeway.
As Salt escapes she ditches her pumps and ends up running through city streets with bare feet. And later you find out there was also a dog inside the backpack. They even give her a sort of super hero backstory. Her father was a wrestler, her mom was a beautiful chess champion, she was kidnapped and raised by a brainwashing master spy.
I like it. I appreciate the dedication to absurdity, because it makes Jolie the perfect casting for the role. Early in the movie, during the U. I mean, the girl is stunning. Not as stunning as when she ate food and had curves, but still. A woman like that goes on the subway or in a crowd, people turn and look at her.
