New York Post
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5
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By Kyle Smith
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Feb 25, 2011
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Some of the cheesiest '80s action movies were more fun than this one because their heroes were trained in a technique alien to Salt: a sense of humor.
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Denver Post
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8
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By Lisa Kennedy
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Feb 25, 2011
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Thought the recently swapped Russian spy Anna Chapman was foxy? Hah.
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Chicago Reader
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2
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By J. R. Jones
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Feb 25, 2011
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Crushingly generic.
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New York Times
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6
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By A.O. Scott
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Feb 25, 2011
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It all happens in such a frenzy of momentum and on-the-fly exposition that some of the more preposterous elements in the story will strike you only in retrospect.
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Slate
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8
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By Dana Stevens
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Feb 25, 2011
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The audience's relationship to Jolie as an off-screen superhero -- a bona-fide, old-school movie star -- makes her ludicrously competent character seem contiguous with her real-life persona.
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Globe and Mail
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5
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By Jennie Punter
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Feb 25, 2011
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This is a movie with a massive Cold War hangover.
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Detroit News
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8
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By Tom Long
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Feb 25, 2011
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Salt is a smart, fast, breathless blast of a spy flick that emulates the Bourne films in all the right ways.
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New York Magazine
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8
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By David Edelstein
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Feb 25, 2011
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Salt is a senseless blast.
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Washington Post
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8
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By Ann Hornaday
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Feb 25, 2011
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Salt, a ludicrous but somehow credible spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie, delivers a swift, super-charged kick in the pants.
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New Yorker
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2
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By David Denby
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Feb 25, 2011
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I can't say if this nicely crafted nonsense will sell as a franchise, but I know that I miss the unpretentiousness of the Bourne movies.
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Houston Movie Examiner
Salt (2010) review
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4
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By Chris Sawin
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Jul 26, 2010
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Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) has been a loyal CIA agent for years, but her life is turned upside down when a defector shows up at her headquarters and names her as a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run and claims to only be searching for her husband, but is capable of doing extraordinary things and flees from government officials. Could Salt really be a Russian spy sent to kill the Russian president or is she just a devoted CIA agent hellbent on getting her life back on track? At first gla...
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Seattle Movie Examiner
Review - 'Salt' leaves a sweet taste
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6
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By Beth Clough
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Jul 26, 2010
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'Salt is a refreshing action movie with enough thrills and surprises to keep you guessing.' After watching Angelina Jolie in her new film Salt it is hard to imagine Tom Cruise was ever supposed to play that role. The part was original given to Cruise as "Evan Salt," but after Cruise backed out and Jolie signed-on, the character became "Evelyn Salt." There is something about Angelina Jolie that lets you believe there could be a...
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Phoenix Movie Examiner
Movie Review: 'Salt'
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8
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By Joseph J. Airdo
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Jul 26, 2010
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If 'Salt' were a car, its transmission would be worn out within just a few short miles after leaving the sales lot. That is because writers Kurt Wimmer shift gears in the new political thriller a bit too frequently. You could say that at least each transition is accomplished with a smooth hand but even that is kind of a detriment to the motion picture. In fact, director Phillip Noyce is so nonchalant about each twist that you may no...
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Chicago Tribune
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6
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By Michael Phillips
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Jul 24, 2010
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"Salt" isn't trying to reinvent anyone's wheel. It's quick (under 90 minutes minus credits) and, like the condiment whose name it shares, director Phillip Noyce's run-like-hell thriller starring Angelina Jolie satisfies a basic human taste -- something to go with the popcorn. I liked it. It knows what it's doing. Jolie plays a supertough superspook confronted one day with a Russian defector who accuses her of being a sleeper agent in the employ of Russians dreaming of old-school world domination. Thus begin the running and the chasing.
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West Palm Beach and Miami Movie Examiner
'Salt' is predicable, but fun
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8
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By Steven Lebowitz
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Jul 24, 2010
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Angelina Jolie is a special kind of actress. She may be one of the very few actresses who can take on an action role that was originally intended for Tom Cruise and have it rewritten for her. That’s exactly what happened in her new movie, "Salt". Angelina plays Evelyn Salt, an agent for the C.I.A. who is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent. The movie quickly evolves into an on-the-run espionage action thriller. Salt claims she is innocent and someone is setting...
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NY Film Examiner
'Salt': Popcorn fun
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6
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By Marcos Bernal-Salas
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Jul 23, 2010
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Director Phillip Noyce ("Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger") crafts another spy action film with "Salt". Like its predecessors the storyline is filled with twits and turns, action packed sequences, and a lead character that will have audiences glued to their seats. Angelina Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent who goes on the run after being accused of being a KGB sleeper agent. From then on she runs through subway...
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Boston Movie Examiner
Salt : Angelina Jolie channels James Bond in this fun and thrilling action film. - A Review
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6
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By Tim Estiloz
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Jul 23, 2010
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Move back, James Bond ! Step aside, Jason Bourne ! There's a new, kick ass super-spy making an explosive splash on movie screens this weekend. ... The name's Salt. ... Evelyn Salt. Angelina Jolie returns to the male-dominated action film genre in a spectacular way that only reaffirms her status as one of the few, if perhaps the only, actress of Oscar winning stature in Hollywood... that can give, and take, a serious beating on-screen as fiercely as the...
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Denver Film Community Examiner
Movie review: 'Salt'
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6
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By Christian Toto
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Jul 23, 2010
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The new Angelina Jolie spy film "Salt" might have seemed even more cookie-cuttery had the original cast held true. The film was created as a starring vehicle for Tom Cruise, not Ms. Brangelina herself. So watching a gaunt Jolie fracture her enemies with uppercuts and scissor kicks gives the film more, ahem, spice than it deserves. But not much. "Salt" is a by-the-book action film, one that can’t be bothered with meaty subplots...
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Baltimore Movie Examiner
Movie review: Salt, 7.8 out of 10
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8
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By Tom Clocker
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Jul 22, 2010
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7.8 out of 10 Angelina Jolie shines in a role that was originally written for Tom Cruise (after ‘Knight and Day,’ maybe he shouldn’t have passed). After making a few screenplay changes to fit a female lead (and some things Jolie wanted to change), the result is a performance that Cruise himself couldn’t have topped. While Angelina is spot on, and the action is excellent, the story is not incredibly interesting or deep and there are several plot holes...
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Tampa Movie Examiner
Movie review: 'Salt'
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8
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By Joe Belcastro
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Jul 22, 2010
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Tales of espionage need to encompass two elements at all times. Intricate plot and action sequences that get the adrenaline pumping. Pretty standard these days. Almost too standard though. Ever since The Bourne Identity blew everyone away, more filmmakers started to mimic that style. Every flick in the genre since Bourne has been almost identical. Makes one kind of miss the delivery of...
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Phoenix Film Industry Examiner
Movie review: 'Salt' 'Evelyn Salt, meet Jason Bourne!'
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8
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By Stan Robinson
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Jul 22, 2010
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Stories of reluctant or unwilling espionage agents have been prominent themes in movies since the early days of film. I began to focus more on this theme and spies with the 1988 mini-series ‘The Bourne Identity’ starring Richard Chamberlain of ‘The Thornbirds’ (1980) and ‘Shogun’ (1983) mini-series fame. Author Robert Ludlum’s reluctant spy Jason Bourne was reenergi...
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Variety
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2
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By David Stratton
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Jul 09, 2010
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Pic has a wafer-thin plot and an interesting use of locations in remote parts of the island nation, but visually, with its truly annoying DV hand-held homemovie look, which at times goes beyond ugly, the film limits itself to the fest circuit.
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Globe and Mail
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Critic Rating:
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6
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By Liam Lacey
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Jul 09, 2010
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A blend of youthful uncertainty and experimental panache.
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Jam! Movies
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5
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By Liz Braun
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Jul 09, 2010
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The sort of film that digs into your mind and hangs about, mostly because of Brynja Thora Gudnadottir and her performance as Hildur.
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