The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – Pass the ‘Salt’

I can see now how Angelina Jolie prepared so quickly for Salt after original lead prospect Tom Cruise turned down the role: there must have been less than 10 lines of dialogue to memorize, and this cutthroat super spy is the same Jolie we’ve seen in two Lara Croft movies, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Wanted already. The accent may be different, but the smoky-eyed attitude and the acrobatics are the same. Fans of 24 and certain Tom Clancy adaptations will find a few things to enjoy here, but only if they can turn off their brains and cross any sense of realism out of the equation. More…