Salt

Girl Power! :) A big budget action packed thriller, no punches are pulled and no holds barred, and the hero is female! That's refreshing to say the least!

Well, it IS a PG-13 so there are quite a few punches and language and naughty bits that are pulled, but that's refreshing.

Angelina Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent who is accused of being a Russian spy and claims she is being setup, which puts her on the run and into a whole LOT of action sequences! Who is telling the truth? Who is the good guy? Who is the bad guy?

This movie was originally written for Tom Cruise to star in and when I think it over I realize it absolutely looks like something he would do, but something that's already been done. It would have been a bit of a yawner if he were the star. They had to make very few modifications to let Jolie step in, which is great because the action survived. Same daring stunts, same life threatening emergencies - one after the other. They didn't dumb down the action for a girl star, in other words. That's what makes this an interesting movie. With her in the lead it has so much more variation, she's vulnerable, scared, weak and then BAM she packs the same whallop any man would.

There aren't many women who could handle this role but she does it with grace and totally commands the screen. Considering how tiny she is that's amazing. I'm not always a fan of hers, but I really liked this one. There are good twists and turns and lots and lots of action.

(I caught a glimpse of Andre Braugher as Sec. of Defense - a very small role and surprising to see him so briefly!)

Disclaimer is that this is clearly a Big Studio Hollywood movie, with numerous times that force you to shut off your brain or just not ask those questions, so you do have to sit back for the ride and just go with it. If you can do that it's a good movie. It was fun and a real good time at the movies.

Pueblo Tinseltown was the place, tickets were sold by Sam with a nice grin and a happy word. The popcorn and sprinkle cheese were fresh and good! We give this one a '3' for fun!