Salt is a summer action movie, so it’s hardly the place to be looking for cast-iron logic. Or for plausible characters, for that matter. You go for brisk stunts expertly executed, and for action that doesn’t allow you to catch your breath.
Angelina Jolie stars as a tough-as-nails CIA agent who gets the surprise of her life when she’s assigned to interview a Russian defector, who offers up a warning about a sleeper agent:
“Today, the agent will travel to New York City to kill the president,” the defector says. “The name of the agent is Evelyn Salt.”
“I’m Evelyn Salt,” Jolie’s character replies.
“Then you are a Russian spy.”