The action was there, but the plot was ridiculous and predictable. However, Angelina Jolie is a bonafide action star and Liev Schreiber deserves more work because this proves he can do anything.Evelyn Salt (Jolie) is a CIA agent who goes between undercover field work and interrogative desk duty. Her partner, Ted Winter (Schreiber), has been by her side ever since their first day together. Their unity all comes crashing down when a Russian terrorist is interrogated and names Salt as a working spy for Russia. She freaks out and needs to find her husband for fear of what they've done to him. But the CIA and Central Intelligence officer Peabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor) can't let her leave without proper questioning. Of course, she's a CIA agent, so she easily escapes the custody of a hundred or so more CIA agents. She begins her life on the run and must constantly elude every available agency in the Washington area while trying to bring an assassination attempt to whoever will listen. The question is: Who is she trying to tell? Or maybe there's a better question: Who's the actual target?
I'm not Angelina Jolie's biggest fan, but I think she is very well suited for action movies. She clearly has the ability to hold her own in the action movie world. But the inconsistent flashbacks and ludicrously hard to fully comprehend plot made this just an average action flick at best. Liev Schreiber is an underrated actor and never gets the credit he deserves, no matter the role. This is more proof of that. There's some good, popcorn-style action but I can't recommend this movie. Grade: C+
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