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It was a decent manifestation (copy) of a great book, The Invisible Enemy: Black Fox by Dept of Defense insider Anthony R Howard. I guess movies never live up to the hype of books, but SALT just didn't do this book justice. The book went deeper into the background and technology. Book kept me on the edge of my seat. This was a good movie, but the book was exhilarating. A bit of the plot was foreseeable, however I thought Jolie really sold her role. Foremost, the marketing team did a great job of establishing hype, however my advice is to read the book...
I'd give this move a 7, the book gets a 10. I'd like to hear what the other movie goers think...What did you think of this review?
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devora
August 02, 2010
There was a book? I didn't know either! Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to see this eventually, just not in theaters based on the mediocre reviews :P
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woopak_the_thrill
July 30, 2010
didn't know there was a book to this film...thanks for the review!
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December 15, 2010
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Loads of action and good actors making it a really entertaining movie...but the ending....yuck i didnt like it
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January 03, 2011
Better than I had expected. At the least, I had not been bored and was actually well entertained. It's quick paced, lots of action and keeps one wondering as to what is really happening although when it comes to emotional responses, I do think that it is lacking. However, who really knows what goes behind the mind of spies?!
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About this movie
Salt is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Kurt Wimmer and Brian Helgeland, and starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, accused of being a KGB sleeper agent, on the run to try to clear her name. While Tom Cruise was initially secured for the lead, he was unable to commit to the role because of commitments to other projects, and the script was ultimately rewritten for Jolie.
Filming took place on location in Washington, DC and New York City between March and June 2009. Jolie was taken to the hospital after suffering a head injury on set but was released the same day where filming resumed. The film will have a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 22 and will be released in North America on July 23, 2010, and August 20, 2010, in the United Kingdom.
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Filming took place on location in Washington, DC and New York City between March and June 2009. Jolie was taken to the hospital after suffering a head injury on set but was released the same day where filming resumed. The film will have a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 22 and will be released in North America on July 23, 2010, and August 20, 2010, in the United Kingdom.
Director:
Phillip Noyce
Genre:
Action,
Adventure
Release Date:
23 July 2010 (USA)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Screen Writer:
Kurt Wimmer
Runtime:
100 minutes
Studio:
Columbia Pictures
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