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Salt , a review by Dragonfire

Salt

Evelyn Salt is an agent with the CIA who is planning her anniversary with her husband Mike.  Just as she is leaving for the day, someone claiming to be a Russian defector - Orlov - shows up claiming to have information.  Evelyn ends up talking to him and he talks about someone being a spy for the Russians.  Evelyn becomes the prime suspect after Orlov gives her name.  Worried about her husband, she decides to run to clear her name and find Mike.

My Thoughts

I enjoyed this movie overall, though it is a bit different than I expected.  It is good and entertaining, though not as good as Inception.  The plot is fairly simple, though there is an attempt to make it more complicated.  A few things happen that are probably intended to be surprising that really aren't.  The movie isn't completely predictable, though I did figure out something fairly early.  There is a little bit of mystery and suspense to what is going on.

The action scenes are what really stand out in the movie.  It seems clear that more attention has been given to that instead of more fully developing the story or characters.  The action scenes are impressive overall, though not that believable.  Salt bounces off the top of trucks and is in other accidents and can walk away without any injuries.  That is stretching things a bit.  Also, that highly annoying shaky camera work is used in many of the action scenes, especially any that involve fights.  I really hate that.

Evelyn is a somewhat interesting character, though she would have been a stronger character if she was developed more.  Angelina Jolie does well with the part.  Ted Winter works with Evelyn in the CIA and he is involved in looking for her once she goes on the run.  Liev Schreiber does really well with the part.  Orlov is only in a few scenes, but it is clear that he isn't a nice guy.  Peabody works for another government agency that has some kind of control over looking for a suspected spy.  I can't remember who he said he worked for now.  Chiwetel Ejiofor does well with the part.

This movie works as a decent action movie that has a bit of mystery and suspense to it.  It is entertaining and fans of the cast may find something to like.  It does remind me a bit of the Bourne movies in some ways.



I did post a review at Epinions if anyone is interested in take a look.

Salt


(From Salt on August 1st, 2010)

Lethal Weapon 2, a review by Tom

Title: Lethal Weapon 2
Year: 1989
Director: Richard Donner
Rating: NR
Length: 118 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital Surround, English: DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
Joe Pesci
Joss Ackland
Derrick O'Connor

Plot:
Got it - and more. Over four specially added minutes put the boys back in action as never before in this director's cut version of LETHAL WEAPON 2. Riggs wows the pretties at a hotel spa before getting to Getz. Murtaugh receives bad bodywork news from an auto repairman after his beleaguered station wagon sees some Riggs-piloted street action. Plus, feisty Leo shares a newly included scene in which he recalls a suspect's address by complex spins of numbers that, well, no one can tell it like Leo. And no one would follow his lead but Riggs and Murtaugh. It's police procedure, LETHAL style. And it's yours to enjoy as the duo draws a bead on criminals hiding behind diplomatic immunity.

Extras:
Closed Captioned
Featurettes
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers



(From Lethal Weapon Marathon on June 9th, 2009)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

2. Lonely Hearts
Another of Doyle's visions leads the newly formed Angel Investigations to a trendy bar where they face off against a worm-like demon who eviscerates its victims.

Guest Stars:
Elisabeth Rohm
Lillian Birdsell
Obi Ndefo
Derek Hughes

My Thoughts:
This is the first episode that has the character of Detective Kate Lockley. It is a pretty good episode... but not what I would call a great one. I liked the introduction of Kate... and it did have some good fight scenes in it. But for some reason it didn't click for me. Maybe because I never been one to frequent bars and clubs. I did however get a kick out of Doyle getting into a bar fight to defend Cordelia's honor. That is another thing... I always disliked Cordelia in the episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But in this series I like her. Only a little at this point... but she soon grows as a person... and as she does she grew on me as well.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on December 22nd, 2009)