SALT is a decent action thriller that is so unabashedley over-the-top, implausible, and impossible that it could be bad...but it isn't. It's corny, ultra-violent, and ridiculous, but it's a whole heck of a lot of fun to watch. And, you can be almost certain that there's a sequel. The plot revolves around Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie), a CIA agent who is accused of being a Russian spy. She runs away from the CIA, and they chase her in cool action scenes. However, this isn't your average run-of-the-mill Enemy of the State picture. Because here, Salt really is a Russian spy. Or is she? You don't really know until the final minutes of the relatively short film. Parents need to know that every single one of those minutes is packed to the brim with constant violence that isn't very graphic, but is very harsh. Salt is into "take no prisoners" warfare, and she leaves a massive trail of bodies behind her, both of conspirators and innocents. Lots of sequences of gunplay are intense and harrowing, especially when you see people shot at point-blank range. In addition, people are exploded, crushed, stabbed, and, in one graphic scene, strangled by a chain. While it's all pretty stylized, it's hard to see how this one slipped past an R rating. One can't help feel that the movie's violence and ominous tone are a little excessive. Parents, don't take your kids to see it. However, the good news is that there is no sex, and language is mild. SALT is a fun movie to watch, but it doesn't live up to its expectations (and the trailers are decieving as to the premise of the film). As we left the theater, another movie-goer said that he was laughing at the movie the whole time it was playing. The difference between him and me is that I wasn't laughing at the movie; I was laughing with it. Take SALT in good fun, and that's exactly what it is.

I have to admit, it was hard for me to watch this film. It opens with a badly roughed-up Salt being pulled out of a closet, wearing nothing but her underwear. She pleadingly insists that she is not a spy, but her North Korean captors ignore her and begin to torture her (I only remember forced water-feedings, but I kind of dissociated). Her life really only gets worse from that point on. I don't typically cry during movies, but I did cry when she had to leave her puppy behind when the CIA was chasing her. By the end of the movie, she has completely lost everyone and everything she ever cared about, and you almost feel like death would be the only happy ending for her. :( That's depressing! There is violence galore, and a lot of it affected me way more deeply than violence usually does. The violence is... I don't know if it's more disturbing, or just more heartbreaking, but everything about this movie was difficult to watch. The Russian spy thing was pretty hilarious, but I was also pretty confused. By the end, you had been taken through so many twists and turns that you eventually came out staring at all the characters like they were in a mirror! I have mixed feelings about the movie; it was very good, and very interesting, but it was so hard to watch. One final warning: the ending is extremely ambiguous. (SPOILERS) Salt is soaking wet and half-dressed (and barefoot, I think), running through a snow-covered area with CIA and possibly FBI hunting her down. As I said before, you really feel like death would be the happiest ending for her, but if nothing else, Salt is a survivor. I got a lot of inspiration from this movie about pressing on no matter how impossible it seems-- however, that inspiration was totally tempered by the realisation that sometimes, maybe survival really isn't worth fighting for. I don't know. Not a fun film at all.

Good thing I don't take other people's reviews too seriously or I would have missed out on this amazing movie. I thought it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

I personally feel that a movie like this shouldn't have been rated PG-13. No the violence wasn't terribly graphic, but there are so many scenes of people being shot, blown up, gassed, tortured, pleading for their lives and then being shot point-blank, getting strangled... it goes on like this. It was action-packed and never got boring, certainly. The plot was amusing, and adults might find it entertaining as long as they don't take it too seriously. The more you can suspend your disbelief, the better. However, I think it's questionable for the age range it's rated for.

This was a good movie. It didn't have a perfect plot but it had good action. It was like the bourne in some ways but the bourne movies are better and have way better storylines 13 and over for mostly violence some mild language

i just saw it today with my best friend.it was really violent! the plot is very confusing and complicated.lots of action.it has so much violence that is pretty strong.Thats why i thing it should be 14+.

love this movie mainly becoz of ANGELINA JOLIE..........one time watchable movie

Except for the first scene in Korea and in Orlov's "den " , the violence was bearable. We enjoyed the action and the suspense, but I did tell my kids to close their eyes at some parts. We saw Angelina working on set so for us it was more interesting for that reason. My kids mostly were amazed by the things she could do in this film . Obviously you cannot compare such movies to Erin Brokovich or Veronica Guerin, where there are true heroines depicted.