Salt

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Original title: Salt
Year: 2010
Running time: 100 min.
Country: United States
Director: Phillip Noyce
Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer, Brian Helgeland (Story: Kurt Wimmer)
Music: James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Robert Elswit
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marion McCorry, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl, Daniel Pearce, Hunt Block, André Braugher, Olek Krupa, Cassidy Hinkle, Corey Stoll, Vladislav Koulikov, Olya Zueva, Kevin O'Donnell
Producer: Columbia Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Genre: Thriller. Action | Spy Film
Synopsis / Plot: When CIA officer Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is accused of being a sleeper russian spy, she disguises her appearance and begins a Jason Bourne-style quest to prove her innocence.

Awards: 2010: Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

2010: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Cinematography and Original Score

Critics' reviews

"'Salt' knows how to stay one step ahead of you (...) The movie is fun, dammit. So who cares, really, if it's trash?"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"'Salt' is primed to keep your pulse racing so your brain will stop thinking, "WTF!" Go with the illogic or you'll miss the fun (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"'Salt' is a damn fine thriller. It does all the things I can't stand in bad movies, and does them in a good one. (...) It's gloriously absurd. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"She [Angelina Jolie] is the prime special effect, and a reminder that even in an era of technological overkill, movie stars matter"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"Enjoyable enough nonsense, (...) Never entirely predictable — a bonus these days — it’s further confirmation of Jolie’s action goddess status. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"

William Thomas: Empire

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