SALT(2010)
This starts out slow, then picks up speed quickly!
Starring Angelina Jolie as an agent who is identified
by a Russian defector as an underground Russian
agent who's been trained to be an assassin, sent to
kill the current Russian president!
With co-stars Leiv Schrieber(X-Men Origins: Wolverine
[as Sabretooth]) as Ted Winter, the CIA "handler"
responsible for Salt being in the CIA, and Chiwetel
Ejiofor(Dr. Strange) as Peabody, the head of those
trying to capture her after she's "killed" the Russian
president!!
I'm not sure why this is panned by so many people,
as I found it very entertaining!! B+
From IMDb.com:
Was it realistic? No. Did all the dots get connected?
Not all. Was it fun to watch? Yes. Was it predictable?
Not entirely. Lots of twists & turns. If you don't mind
people sliding down a banister with six-shooters out
shooting 5 hit men with Uzi's, then you'll probably
like it. (This didn't really happen, and I don't really
know guns but you get the message.) I thought I had
it all figured out but I was oh so wrong. I would like
to see it again, knowing what I know now. There
wasn't a lot of cursing and relatively little blood
& guts considering this type of movie. I must say,
sitting next to some women who liked shouting at
the screen and throwing their own punches heightened
the excitement for the audience. - jane10357