Chichester Cinema at New Park
Salt
Angelina Jolie plays a CIA agent on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy in this pulsating Bond-like action thriller.
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honour 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. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"
Jolie, for all intents and purposes, is James Bond and it's really no surprise that she more than measures up to Daniel Craig. "Salt" is a better Bond movie than most recent Bond movies, as its stunts are real with limited CGI gimmickry.
The movie has a great many chase scenes, but a good chase scene demands, and gets here, some sense of spatial coherence, no matter how impossible and continuity of movement. Propelled by nerve-teasing music and enhanced by clear-eyed, smartly positioned cameras, ‘Salt’ moves ever forward - pushing, pushing, pushing its heroine to greater feats every minute. It doesn't stop for martinis, either shaken or stirred, or any other detours. The movie is lean and muscular and it's exhilarating to see a genre picture done really well. Important supporting roles are played by Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
USA · 2010 · Philip Noyce · 100min
