Salt doesn't give us much new material to digest. While the pre-positioning of assets makes no sense and relies on an incredible lining up of unpredictable scenarios, somehow Orlov's plot gets traction and culminates in a predictable but interesting climax. The wheels are in motion for the complete annihilation of the United States from within. They are the ultimate sleeper cells just waiting for Orlov's command to activate. In a prophetic nod to the Russian sleeper cells that were discovered a few years after this film was made, it seems that an entire army of Russian spies has infiltrated the United States at every level. The resulting chase scene has plenty of great action, but is pretty ridiculous and completely contrived. Instead, we get to see Salt go McGuyver on her associates before making her Bourne Identity like escape. Salt also manages to escape in spite of a series of trap door mechanisms that she seems able to defeat (it seemed much more plausible that she would simply have overpowered the receptionist at the front desk and made a break for the front door when she was fifteen yards from it).
Orlov manages to escape from a secure CIA front company. He names the Russian spy who will murder the President as Evelyn Salt. He advises of a plot to kill the Russian President who will be attending the funeral of the US Vice President. Special brain scans indicate he is telling the truth. The walk in is a spy known as Orlov (Daniel Obrychski). They are joined by security specialist Peabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Salt and Winter proceed to the interview room to quickly dispose of this nuisance, who is likely just another nutcase. As the two are leaving for the day there is a "walk in." A former Russian spy who has an important message to deliver to the CIA. Her partner Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber) has a plane to catch. Salt is preparing for a special occasion with Mike. In fact, almost as quickly as we finish catching a bit of back-story in North Korea, the current action begins pulsating forward.
His entire relationship was a set up and we don't ever really get a sense of who he is or why Salt eventually warms to him. While Mike plays into the action at times, we only briefly meet him through flashbacks. Her husband Mike (August Diehl) is there to meet her. The movie opens with Salt being tortured in a North Korean prison. It was an action film with nothing particularly new or interesting to offer. The film delivered exactly what I expected it to. The film had plenty of eye candy, but with modesty. The plot had twists, but was about as contrived as they come. Salt felt derivative, but had some redeeming qualities.
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