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Salt (2010)
Angelina Jolie saves the world
I started to watch "Salt" not really knowing what to except. Maybe that's why I actually liked it. The story feels a bit old, the cold war ended a long time ago, and but the action scenes makes up for that, if you like the exaggerated kind (jumping on and off trucks while still driving, walking away from anything the "bad guys" throw at you and still looking like a million dollars). But there are some twists and turns along the road that keeps the story going.
The role of Evelyn Salt is made for Jolie. Which it's really not, I think Tom Cruise was first choice and he turned it down, a good thing 'cause he's already been down that road with the Mission Impossible- movies. It's not her best acting but still it's OK and she looks the part. She's one of few actresses who can do action like this and be credible. "Salt" is definitely better of with Jolie than Cruise, a female Salt keeps it fresh.
Although the story could have benefited from being a bit more up to date (I mean the Russians - again? It's not 1989). But still, if there is a sequel I'll see it. I want to know if she gets the other moles or not (of curse she will, she's Evelyn Salt - super agent and trained by both American and Russian spy organizations).
Born to Raise Hell (2010)
Seagal is a cop on an international drug force trying to take down drug and weapon dealers in Eastern Europe.
For a Steven Seagal movie it's not to bad. That's the nicest thing I can say about "Born to raise hell". There's really no plot (read the summery, that's all you need to know) and the acting is, well, I'm no expert but I've seen better.
As usual Seagal is a cop. And an martial arts expert. And yes, he is a hero. There's also a lot of shooting. He applies street justice to the bad guys. As usual. Now and then Seagal speaks with a soft voice and uses the F-word and profound language. By now you're thinking: "Hey, I think I've seen this movie." True. If you have seen any Steven Seagal movie before you don't have to see "Born to raise hell". There's nothing new in it.
The best thing about the movie is actually the camera work. There's some shots, especially in the action scenes where the camera is in slow motion or "fast motion", there's stills in black and white etc. That's the freshest thing about the movie and keeps it some what interesting. For a Seagal movie that is.
But if you like Steven Seagals previous work you won't be disappointed. It's a traditional Seagal movie.