Salt
is
one
of
those
rare
action
flicks
that
has
non-stop
hard
hitting
action
for
ninety
minutes
straight
and
is
all
done
with
a
brain.
Originally,
written
for
a
male
lead
star,
in
which
Tom
Cruise
was
the
primary
candidate
but
after
he
turned
it
down
because
it
was
too
similar
to
his
role
in
Mission:
Impossible
the
makers
changed
the
script
and
took
on
Angelina
Jolie
to
play
the
same
role
reworked
for
a
female
main
lead.
Evelyn
Salt
(Jolie)
is
a
C.I.A.
officer
who
is
amazing
at
her
job.
She
has
done
everything
to
protect
the
United
States.
One
day,
as
she
is
leaving
work
to
go
home
to
her
husband
for
their
anniversary,
a
strange
man
walks
into
the
C.I.A.
offices
with
an
extremely
odd
accusation
about
Salt.
As
she
and
her
partner,
Ted
Winter
(Schreiber),
sit
around
to
hear
him
talk,
things
start
to
get
a
little
crazy.
This
man,
who
is
considered
a
defector,
claims
that
Evelyn
is
actually
a
Russian
spy
who
has
been
planted
in
the
United
States
to
kill
the
President.
Salt
freaks
out,
thinking
that
this
can"t
be
true,
and
makes
a
run
for
it.
Ted
is
on
her
side
at
first,
but
as
the
counter-intelligence
officer
Peabody
(Ejiofor)
steps
in,
he
starts
to
realize
that
Evelyn
could
actually
be
a
Russian
spy.
Her
actions
of
running
away
are
not
helping
her
but
she
wants
to
make
sure
that
her
husband
is
safe,
even
if
that
means
risking
her
life.
As
the
movie
goes
on,
we
learn
more
and
more
about
who
Salt
really
is.
The
question
is
whether
or
not
she
can
prove
her
innocence
before
being
captured.
The
action
is
absolutely
non-stop
but
the
best
part
about
it
is
that
it"s
believable.
Director
Philip
Noyce
(Clear
and
Present
Danger)
does
not
go
over-the-top
to
the
point
where
the
action
seemed
unreal.
Being
that
this
movie
is
about
90
percent
action,
there
is
great
story-telling
occurring
as
well.
The
twists
and
turns
in
the
plot
are
very
surprising
and
keeps
you
on
the
edge
of
your
seat
the
entire
time.
Throughout
the
entire
film,
you
will
be
questioning
who
Salt
really
is.
As
the
story
gets
deeper
you
start
to
become
attached
to
the
character
but
the
best
part
is
that
you
don"t
really
ever
know
her
true
intentions.
That
hopefully
will
leave
the
film
open
for
a
sequel.
Jolie
has
finally
bridged
that
gap
where
one
is
able
to
look
at
her
character
as
an
action
star,
rather
than
a
female
or
male.
Every
performance
in
the
film
is
strong
from
Jolie
to
the
amazingly
talented
actors,
Chiwetel
Ejiofor
and
Liev
Schrieber.
The
film
is
short
(100
minutes
running
time),
fun
and
you
get
to
see
Angelina
Jolie
kicking
butt
and
looking
hot.
Do
watch
it
on
the
big
screen.
Director:
Philip
Noyce
Cast:
Angelina
Jolie,
Liev
Schreiber,
Chiwetel
Ejiofor
and
Daniel
Olbrychski