Salt really took me by surprise, it’s the best action movie I’ve seen in awhile. I’m a fan of Angelina Jolie, she’s sexy, she commands screen presence and she really is a great actress. When she’s in a movie she really digs it shows. Salt it like a combination of Tomb Raider (the female hero lead) and the James Bond/Bourne series.

Evelyn Salt is a covert CIA agent who has done a lot for the United States. When she’s accused of being a sleeper Russian spy, she goes on the run. This doesn’t bode well for her innocence so she’s chased down by her co-workers while dealing with a plot to assassinate the Russian President.

Everything works well here. Really great direction to complement the action scenes (and there are many of them), the stunt work in here is nothing short of fantastic. Great integration with CG and practical effects and the soundtrack is fittingly epic (I did hear a rather obvious Terminator ring to Salt’s “theme” though). They made Salt a really vicious assassin, she has a heavy dose of Batman’s’ preferred style of getting the jump on enemies and disabling them as quickly as possible with no second thoughts. With two dangerous sides closing in on her, you’re not entirely sure where her loyalty lies. Salt is a really smart character and I really liked that. Gun fights, fist fights, crazy car and on foot chases, some great espionage action which I love. Jolie rocks in this movie, I loved everything about it.