Salt
An action-mystery about Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie), an American CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy.
The CIA come to believe Salt is under orders to kill the President, so she goes on the run to clear her name and prove she's all-American. Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.
With a hot, ass-kicking, super spy on the run from officials, Salt is like a female-Bourne - but almost wasn't. The project started life as 'Edwin Salt' with Tom Cruise in talks to take the lead before the gender-switch.
- Director:
- Phillip Noyce ('To Catch a Fire', 'The Quiet American', 'Clear and Present Danger', 'The Bone Collector'))
- Writer:
- Kurt WimmerBrian Helgeland
- Cast:
- Angelina JolieLiev SchreiberChiwetel EjioforYara ShahidiGaius CharlesZoe Lister Jones
Reviews & comments
Pass the SALT
Philip Noyce delivers a high octane modern rehash of Roger Donaldson's Kevin Costner movie NO WAY OUT. Loud, brash and often pretty dumb, this is Angelina Jolie as the female Jason Bourne and would make a decent franchise, seeing as her character bit the big one in the excellent comic book caper, WANTED. It's nowhere near as silly as GI JOE and at least...
Who is Salt? Who cares??
For a film based on CIA characters, intelligence sadly has nothing to do with the plot. With holes big enough to drive a run-away truck through the focus is clearly on the fast moving action in the hope that you don't have time to dwell on the ridiculous elements. Starts off promisingly enough and has you guessing for a bit, but disappointingly deteriorates...
Variety
pressAs a fierce superspy and mistress of many disguises, Jolie represents the one indisputably kickass element in this brisk, professionally assembled but finally shrug-inducing thriller.
Total Film
pressBy turns vicious and vulnerable, Jolie is in her element as a new action heroine with icon potential. Keeping you guessing and gasping, it passes the litmus test of any new franchise: come the credit roll, you’ll be wanting more Salt.
The New York Times
pressShe is the prime special effect, and a reminder that even in an era of technological overkill, movie stars matter.
Rolling Stone
pressPrimed to keep your pulse racing so your brain will stop thinking, "WTF!" Go with the illogic or you'll miss the fun.
Roger Ebert
pressIt's gloriously absurd. This movie has holes in it big enough to drive the whole movie through. The laws of physics seem to be suspended here the same way as in a Road Runner cartoon.
New Zealand Herald
pressAction star Jolie rescues spy film from fatal attack of improbability, just.
Los Angeles Times
pressAnd really, who goes to summer action movies for cast-iron logic anyway? Or for plausible characters, for that matter? You go for brisk stunts expertly executed, for well-directed action that doesn't allow you to catch your breath and for one of the preeminent action stars of our time. Yes, that would be Angelina Jolie.
Hollywood Reporter
pressSalt moves ever forward -- pushing, pushing, pushing its heroine to greater feats every minute. It doesn't stop for martinis, either shaken or stirred, or any other detours. The movie is lean and muscular, looking for action even in situations where a little sleight of hand might have done the trick.
Empire Magazine
pressEnjoyable enough nonsense, even if it barely cracks a smile. It’s not exactly the female Bourne we were hoping for. Still, Noyce marshals the crunches and bangs well, and it zips along at a pace sufficient enough to keep the paranoia alive. Never entirely predictable — a bonus these days — it’s further confirmation of Jolie’s action goddess status.
Dominion Post
pressSalt's story is just a tad too close to The Manchurian Candidate, and any one of its dozens of knockoffs, to ever again be made with a straight face.
Variety
pressAs a fierce superspy and mistress of many disguises, Jolie represents the one indisputably kickass element in this brisk, professionally assembled but finally shrug-inducing thriller.
Total Film
pressBy turns vicious and vulnerable, Jolie is in her element as a new action heroine with icon potential. Keeping you guessing and gasping, it passes the litmus test of any new franchise: come the credit roll, you’ll be wanting more Salt.
The New York Times
pressShe is the prime special effect, and a reminder that even in an era of technological overkill, movie stars matter.
Rolling Stone
pressPrimed to keep your pulse racing so your brain will stop thinking, "WTF!" Go with the illogic or you'll miss the fun.
Roger Ebert
pressIt's gloriously absurd. This movie has holes in it big enough to drive the whole movie through. The laws of physics seem to be suspended here the same way as in a Road Runner cartoon.
New Zealand Herald
pressAction star Jolie rescues spy film from fatal attack of improbability, just.
Los Angeles Times
pressAnd really, who goes to summer action movies for cast-iron logic anyway? Or for plausible characters, for that matter? You go for brisk stunts expertly executed, for well-directed action that doesn't allow you to catch your breath and for one of the preeminent action stars of our time. Yes, that would be Angelina Jolie.
Hollywood Reporter
pressSalt moves ever forward -- pushing, pushing, pushing its heroine to greater feats every minute. It doesn't stop for martinis, either shaken or stirred, or any other detours. The movie is lean and muscular, looking for action even in situations where a little sleight of hand might have done the trick.
Empire Magazine
pressEnjoyable enough nonsense, even if it barely cracks a smile. It’s not exactly the female Bourne we were hoping for. Still, Noyce marshals the crunches and bangs well, and it zips along at a pace sufficient enough to keep the paranoia alive. Never entirely predictable — a bonus these days — it’s further confirmation of Jolie’s action goddess status.
Dominion Post
pressSalt's story is just a tad too close to The Manchurian Candidate, and any one of its dozens of knockoffs, to ever again be made with a straight face.
Pass the SALT
Philip Noyce delivers a high octane modern rehash of Roger Donaldson's Kevin Costner movie NO WAY OUT. Loud, brash and often pretty dumb, this is Angelina Jolie as the female Jason Bourne and would make a decent franchise, seeing as her character bit the big one in the excellent comic book caper, WANTED. It's nowhere near as silly as GI JOE and at least...
Who is Salt? Who cares??
For a film based on CIA characters, intelligence sadly has nothing to do with the plot. With holes big enough to drive a run-away truck through the focus is clearly on the fast moving action in the hope that you don't have time to dwell on the ridiculous elements. Starts off promisingly enough and has you guessing for a bit, but disappointingly...
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