#176: Salt , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir

Genre: Actio

Annee/Year: 2010

Format: Blu Ray

Salt. An action packed high energy movie from director Phillip Noyce (Dead calm, Patriot games, Clear and present danger and many TV movies and shorts) For this movie Noyce cast the popular Angelina Jolie in the main role of Evelyne Salt: a CIA agent who's husband is abducted by a group of russian special force. The russians dream of restoring the previous greatness of their country and plan to kill the president and take control of the US nuclear weapons. A more than ambitious plan named Day X. On that day a number of planted agents from over 20 years ago get activated to act on this plan and kill the russian premier for a start. Salt is identified immediately as one of these agents but the through the whole movie she walks the line between being on bad or good side and playing along to save her husband. An action packed movie with a premise remind us a lot of "the Manchurian candidate". Great entertainment and good movie but not a classic.

Salt. Un film de Phillip Noyce (Dead calm, Patriot games, Clear and present danger et plusieurs courts métrages et films pour la TV). Un film d'action solide et tres bien réalisé. Noyce a utilisé les services de Angelina Jolie dans le rôle principal de Evelyne Salt: une agente de la CIA qui est rapidement reconnue comme traîtresse potentielle. Tout ceci est mis en route par l'enlèvement de son mari par un groupe de force spéciale soviétique qui rêve de remettre la Russie au sommet de sa gloire. Le plan ce nomme Jour X et des douzaines d'agents infiltres depuis des douzaines d'années aux coeurs des États-Unis doivent s'activer pour tuer le premier ministre russe et celui des US tout en prenant contrôle des missiles nucléaires américains. Salt est mise en doute des le début et on ne sait si elle joue le jeu en tant qu'agent infiltre pour sauver son mari ou si elle est vraiment agent double. Un tres bon film d'action qui saura divertir.

Great quotes:

Evelyn Salt: What is your name?
Vassily Orlov: My name is Vassily Orlov. Today, a Russian agent will travel to New York city to kill the President. This agent is KA-12.
Evelyn Salt: The KA program is a myth.
Vassily Orlov: Don't you want to know the name?
Evelyn Salt: You're good. You can tell the rest of your story to one of my colleagues.
Vassily Orlov: Salt.
Evelyn Salt: Yes?
Vassily Orlov: The name of the agent is Evelyn Salt.
Evelyn Salt: My name is Evelyn Salt.
Vassily Orlov: Then you are a Russian spy.
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Peabody: How many more like you are there?
Evelyn Salt: Like me? None. Like him? More than you or I can handle alone.

Link: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/salt/

Rating perso: 7.0/10