Salt

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Angelina Jolie, Daniel Olbrychski, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues.
DVD; Widescreen, Anamorphic; Aspect ratio (2.40) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

great submitted by steelersfan1 on June 25, 2011, 9:24am great movie

interesting submitted by harajuku528 on June 25, 2011, 11:09am cool

Action Packed submitted by jnfaro on June 26, 2011, 2:59pm Great movie. I loved the twists. you have got to see it.

Kick ass submitted by Sonia on July 9, 2011, 1:28pm Angelina kicks some serious ass in this thriller.

Loved it! submitted by ColeenT on July 10, 2011, 7:57pm Great movie

Amazing submitted by jjdijkstra81 on July 27, 2011, 1:54am I was totally thrown by how good this movie was. Didn't know a thing about it, and it kept me in suspense from beginning to end, and MAN! did she do a great job!

Not great submitted by emjane on July 14, 2012, 9:08pm Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is a CIA agent, specializing in Russian matters. A Russian defector shows up and, during Salt's interrogation of him, accuses her of being a Russian spy with the intention to murder the visiting Russian president. Rather than submit to questioning and prove herself innocent, Salt immediately runs, causing her (now former) coworkers to make chase. Salt, though eager to escape from the assailants, finds herself incredibly concerned for her husband’s safety—this concern only increases when she is unable to contact him. The entire movie consists of the chase with a few "I hope my husband's okay" moments.

Even though I didn’t care for the movie’s action, there was one plot point that intrigued me. The defector who labeled Salt a spy explained that there exists a Russian group that raises children with the intention of sending them to live in America as spies. These children were taught the English language and American ways before they were taught Russian, and were eventually shipped off to America with given identity and mission. If the movie centered more on this process, spending time with the children raised as spies and dealing with how they felt about the role they were forced to play, I would have been more invested. Though the mystery of whether or not Salt was a member of this group made the movie more exciting, I would have liked to see the group highlighted in a different way.

My main problem with Salt, though, was its lack of substance. The movie jumped from one chase scene to another, spending little time advancing plot or explaining why characters were taking the actions they did. Maybe that’s what the action movie audience wants, but I wish motivations for the action (other than “get away”) had been clearer. I would have cared more.

great submitted by ftan on July 16, 2012, 3:56pm this movie is very good and full of action. angelina jolie does a good job portraying a hunted former CIA agent. there is an amount of depth that i didn't expect from an action movie. at the end, it was set up for a sequel but i'm not sure if one is coming. i highly recommend this movie.

great submitted by takako on July 16, 2013, 6:29pm loved it

Salt submitted by a2sue on July 23, 2017, 6:33am Salt is a so-so film (I'm not a big Angelina Jolie fan).

Salt submitted by c_zhang on June 29, 2019, 1:09am There were a lot of twists, but the plot wasn't that good.

Good movie submitted by kjverbrugghe on July 5, 2019, 8:44am Exciting with a twist at the end

Fun to watch submitted by crp on August 6, 2019, 7:09pm Fun to watch ; sleeper agents make for interesting story lines

yuck submitted by I love to drink a hot drink called tea latte on July 14, 2020, 5:31pm salt is bad for you

eq submitted by GioMuzique on August 5, 2020, 5:49pm had some good twist in it

Salt submitted by avrogers1 on June 21, 2021, 9:56pm It was a lower budget film and the story line lost me. The acting was ok, but I couldn't get into the characters. It just wasnt for me

salt submitted by maywang on June 26, 2021, 4:41pm yuck, ohrrible movie.

She rocks submitted by yufamily on July 24, 2021, 7:35pm Too bad Angelina Jolie doesn't do many action movie now.