Rating: 1/5
In all honesty, I've never been the biggest fan of spy movies. James Bond is fun but not my favorite, however I do like action movies. One of my favorites from the last 10 years is the Bourne Trilogy. They're serious, realistic(ish) and just plain cool.
Now we come to Salt, a movie that wants to be Bourne, but fails. Evelyn Salt is celebrating her anniversary with her arachnologist husband, but before she can leave, she has to interrogate a Russian defector spy. Wait, we're still fighting the Russians? Anyway, the spy informs them that Salt is a Russian spy who was programmed from a young age to murder the Russian president and help bring down America.
So...basically....this movie has a hangover from the Cold War. By which I mean, there's no way this movie could have been written before the Cold War ended. For E.G., when Salt is first accused of being a Russian spy by a person who, by all means and records, does not exist in the world of espionage and shouldn't be trusted, what's the CIA's first reaction? Detain her because of the possible risk.
What brilliant plan do the Russians, who apparently still need to rise from the ashes in 2010, have to destroy America? Simple: NUKE THE SAUDIS AND THE IRANIANS. Yes, because both countries (who are NOT nuclear at the moment to my knowledge) have giant, America whooping armies. Also, according to this world, being a highly-respected spider scientist from the WEST means you have all access to NORTH KOREA, and that one skinny blonde woman can take down a legion of armed guards. 'nuff said.
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