tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post4500908692264837916..comments2024-03-10T07:42:17.071-04:00Comments on The Film Doctor: The perpetual escape: Angelina Jolie in SaltThe Film Doctor http://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-9869273871680078772010-08-18T17:18:52.028-04:002010-08-18T17:18:52.028-04:00Good point, Anonymous.
I had numerous problems wi...Good point, Anonymous.<br /><br />I had numerous problems with the ending, especially the extreme conventionality of ending with the president at all. Salt falls into freezing water, and that's no problem. I like the way the CIA guy had a change of heart, however.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-50113075370485474492010-08-18T01:15:50.871-04:002010-08-18T01:15:50.871-04:00Finally watched the movie...one HUGE glaring plot ...Finally watched the movie...one HUGE glaring plot hole: The President knew who shot up the Situation Room and killed all of team. <br />When Salt was in the helicopter, I really thought the FBI guy would receive a call/message about who did all the shooting; but instead just the text about her prints at the scene of the massacre on the boat. So that alone muddled the ending for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-60485842908096937212010-07-26T19:15:03.084-04:002010-07-26T19:15:03.084-04:00Thanks, Daniel. In its way, the freeway hopping s...Thanks, Daniel. In its way, the freeway hopping scene is more dreamlike than anything in <i>Inception</i>. It leaves me wondering if one could safely(?) experiment with various humans attempting such a stunt, just to see how many would roll off, or miss the truck entirely, or bounce. The side jump from a semi to a tank truck appears more feasible. One would think that Salt would need a good coating of glue to stick to the top of a semi at all. <br /><br />I agree with your review--the movie strains credulity too much to be that entertaining.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-90068526923405494292010-07-26T14:07:59.771-04:002010-07-26T14:07:59.771-04:00You know I never actually connected the film's...You know I never actually connected the film's plot with Jolie's possible fantasies about escaping the paparazzi. No wonder she's in love with this movie and is banking on a trilogy. <br /><br />Since you mentioned it, what bothered me about the first highway jump/roll is that, at least in my memory, she didn't bounce at all. What is she about 125 pounds? Falling twenty feet onto a truck moving 55 mph? And she sticks to it like glue?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-34326269259790054002010-07-25T12:17:02.247-04:002010-07-25T12:17:02.247-04:00Thanks, Hokahey.
Then again, Salt jumps into the...Thanks, Hokahey. <br /><br />Then again, Salt jumps into the freezing Potomac, but that doesn't faze her either. I would have liked the movie more if it dropped all pretense of plausibility and just let her run amok, killing people without expression randomly, coloring her hair red and green, hanging on of the edges of buildings, and jumping from vehicle to vehicle and tazing policemen all the way to New York City. <i>Salt</i> follows its own logic, finding ways to heighten its scenes without worrying too much about making sense. <br /><br />Thanks, Anonymous. Yes, I guess Salt delivers the goods, but I still like to think a Jolie action film can have the intelligence and subtlety of A Mighty Heart (although it doesn't happen often).The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-44518649248656150322010-07-25T08:39:58.082-04:002010-07-25T08:39:58.082-04:00Your review of Angie Action Figure was good, could...Your review of Angie Action Figure was good, could maybe have made more of the artificial plot. The tricks were worth more than the people or dogs, and the 14-year-old audience was pleased on purpose. And the adults were amused, which is all that matters to the popcorn-sellers, and the SC theater has a former clown and MC taking tickets, whose job is to cheer up gloomy theatergoers and make everything fun. And Angelina worked hard for her huge salary. She didn't perform any one kick as cool as when Brad stabbed the big goon by jumping over his head and hitting him by surprise in the back, in Troy, but she did OK with her martial arts moves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-70055066216370701112010-07-24T22:22:07.837-04:002010-07-24T22:22:07.837-04:00As I watched this movie today, I had plenty of tim...As I watched this movie today, I had plenty of time to think of other things. (If your mind wanders for a while, you always come back to the same place in the movie - Salt running.) Anyway, one of the things that came into my mind was - I hope FilmDr sees this and writes a funny post. And you did. Thanks. I laughed.<br /><br />To me the most ridiculous gimmick was Salt persistently tazing the poor driver of that cop car and always getting just the right amount of acceleration out of his spasmodically jerking foot. <br /><br />My favorite character was her mild-mannered husband played by August Diehl, the fabulous Major Hellstrom, who played in last summer's most-written-about movie. <br /><br />I knew Schreiber would turn out to be a bad guy.<br /><br />Nifty that she could elude police and shoplift a Russian style fur hat from the nearest store so she could show up to the Russkie reunion looking so Russkie.<br /><br />Film's best line: "Go get 'em." Wow! That's writing!<br /><br />I hope all counter-intelligence buildings are made safe from cleaning fluids that can be used to make rocket launchers. <br /><br />When she leaps out of the helicopter, that's the kick. It was all a dream, she's going to wake up in her apartment, stick her finger in the tarantula cage, and if it bites her, she knows she's not dreaming anymore.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.com