Synopsis: Before becoming a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. She will prove loyal to these when a defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. Salt 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.
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andre Braugher
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
U.S. Rating: PG-13
One of my favorite films watched this last Summer 2010. Even though, the film couldn't offer the kind of material to be considered a "Bourne" kind of film, it was actually really, really good and entertaining.
The plot is about CIA agent Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie), who's been kept captive in a North Korean prison, being tortured on suspicion of being an American spy. She's released as part of a prisoner exchange and she is assisted by Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber). All this prisoner exchange process was delivered thanks to the huge efforts of her husband, Michael Krause (August Diehl), a German arachnologist.
Two years later, Salt is back working for the CIA. Fifteen minutes before she leaves to celebrate her anniversary, a Russian defector named Orlov (Daniel Olbrychski) arrives to their offices and confesses he has vital information about an attempt to kill the Russian president. Orlov tells Salt about "Day X," a Russian plot to destroy the United States by using English-speaking sleeper agents trained from birth. Agent "KA-12" will kill the Russian President Boris Matveyev (Olek Krupa) at the funeral of the American vice president. Orlov reveals that KA-12 is named "Evelyn Salt."
Salt, understandably shocked by the accusation, tries to call and contact her husband because she realizes that he is also in danger but he doesn't answer. When Winter and Peabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor) decide to detain Salt, she escapes and makes her way back to her apartment building. Finding signs that Michael was kidnapped.
After evading CIA pursuit, Salt works on a plan to "kill" the Russian president and through that event, be able to go back to the site where Orlov and his comrades are hidden. Salt kills them all and continues with Orlov's mission, meeting a fellow agent named Shnaider (Corey Stoll), who was her friend back in Russia, currently disguised as Czech NATO liaison Edvard Tomas. The two of them infiltrate the White House, where Shnaider sets off a suicide bomb, causing the President to be moved to the lower bunker, with Salt in hot pursuit. With everybody's attention focused on Salt, Winter kills everyone in the bunker except for President Lewis, revealing himself to also be a Russian sleeper agent. He then takes over the defense computers enabled by the President, and begins preparations to launch nuclear missiles to multiple targets in the middle east. Salt manages to penetrate the bunker, reuniting with Winter. Winter finds out that Salt didn't kill the Russian president and tries to kill her. Salt eventually aborts the launch, but is arrested by Secret Service while Winter is given medical attention. Salt manages to use the chain of her handcuffs to choke and kill Winter.
Salt is put on a helicopter with Peabody, and she explains everything to him, and that because "they took everything from her" she wants to kill the rest of Orlov's agents in revenge. A skeptical Peabody eventually accepts she is telling the truth after he receives an SMS saying that Salt's fingerprints were found at the barge, confirming her betrayal of Orlov. Because there are other moles, Peabody allows her to escape so she can go after them. He uncuffs Salt, says to her "Go get'em!", and Salt jumps into the Potomac River, free once more.
Salt is actually a pretty good and entertaining action flick, even though, as said before... It doesn't have the material to make it a huge franchise success like "The Bourne" trilogy, "James Bond" or any other memorable secret agent films franchise.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
U.S. Rating: PG-13
One of my favorite films watched this last Summer 2010. Even though, the film couldn't offer the kind of material to be considered a "Bourne" kind of film, it was actually really, really good and entertaining.
The plot is about CIA agent Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie), who's been kept captive in a North Korean prison, being tortured on suspicion of being an American spy. She's released as part of a prisoner exchange and she is assisted by Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber). All this prisoner exchange process was delivered thanks to the huge efforts of her husband, Michael Krause (August Diehl), a German arachnologist.
Two years later, Salt is back working for the CIA. Fifteen minutes before she leaves to celebrate her anniversary, a Russian defector named Orlov (Daniel Olbrychski) arrives to their offices and confesses he has vital information about an attempt to kill the Russian president. Orlov tells Salt about "Day X," a Russian plot to destroy the United States by using English-speaking sleeper agents trained from birth. Agent "KA-12" will kill the Russian President Boris Matveyev (Olek Krupa) at the funeral of the American vice president. Orlov reveals that KA-12 is named "Evelyn Salt."
Salt, understandably shocked by the accusation, tries to call and contact her husband because she realizes that he is also in danger but he doesn't answer. When Winter and Peabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor) decide to detain Salt, she escapes and makes her way back to her apartment building. Finding signs that Michael was kidnapped.
After evading CIA pursuit, Salt works on a plan to "kill" the Russian president and through that event, be able to go back to the site where Orlov and his comrades are hidden. Salt kills them all and continues with Orlov's mission, meeting a fellow agent named Shnaider (Corey Stoll), who was her friend back in Russia, currently disguised as Czech NATO liaison Edvard Tomas. The two of them infiltrate the White House, where Shnaider sets off a suicide bomb, causing the President to be moved to the lower bunker, with Salt in hot pursuit. With everybody's attention focused on Salt, Winter kills everyone in the bunker except for President Lewis, revealing himself to also be a Russian sleeper agent. He then takes over the defense computers enabled by the President, and begins preparations to launch nuclear missiles to multiple targets in the middle east. Salt manages to penetrate the bunker, reuniting with Winter. Winter finds out that Salt didn't kill the Russian president and tries to kill her. Salt eventually aborts the launch, but is arrested by Secret Service while Winter is given medical attention. Salt manages to use the chain of her handcuffs to choke and kill Winter.
Salt is put on a helicopter with Peabody, and she explains everything to him, and that because "they took everything from her" she wants to kill the rest of Orlov's agents in revenge. A skeptical Peabody eventually accepts she is telling the truth after he receives an SMS saying that Salt's fingerprints were found at the barge, confirming her betrayal of Orlov. Because there are other moles, Peabody allows her to escape so she can go after them. He uncuffs Salt, says to her "Go get'em!", and Salt jumps into the Potomac River, free once more.
Salt is actually a pretty good and entertaining action flick, even though, as said before... It doesn't have the material to make it a huge franchise success like "The Bourne" trilogy, "James Bond" or any other memorable secret agent films franchise.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
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