Angelina Jolie is a CIA agent who may or may not also be a Russian assassin.
I really expected a dog here as I heard no word of mouth, and I don't remember hearing about it doing good at the box office (it may have, I don't know...just looked and it did). I was quite surprised when this turned out to be a really good popcorn movie.
Yes, a popcorn movie. Despite the great premise of the plot, the action is way over the top, and kind of drags it down a bit from being taken too seriously. Truthfully, they could have scaled down the action and probably turned this into something akin to The Manchurian Candidate.
I can't get into the plot too much because there are twists and turns. Some are predictable and you'll see them coming a mile away, but others aren't as obvious. I was quite impressed that about halfway through the film I was not sure what Salt was going to do.
The story isn't perfect. The final act really forces you to chew that popcorn and not ask questions. I can logically defend it though, so it's still acceptable. I can even defend the cheesy final scene that's setup as intense, but at that point should have been more of a love fest.
The acting throughout is what it is, nobody is winning an Oscar, but nobody should get a Razzie.
A very solid movie with some great action scenes built upon an interesting premise with a flimsy, but defensible plot. Most importantly, it was entertaining, and the plot holes aren't distracting.
7 out of 10.