If you enjoy action thrillers, you need to see Salt.

I was fortunate enough to catch Salt tonight with two very good friends – and even more so because one of those friends treated with a gift certificate he had received 3 years ago. Just a seriously entertaining film with an excellent performance from Ms Jolie and just the right amount of action, suspense, and surprises. It kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat. I hope it makes a ton of money.

This is the second weekend in a row that I’ve seen a completely original story (Inception being last week – which was also completely worth the price of admission and then some) that I just loved. I hope with more of and more of the retreads and reboots (which, by the way, I’m not completely against) doing badly this summer, that these two will stand out and encourage Hollywood to start making original stories for the screen again.

One thing exciting about Salt is that it’s very much in the same “wheelhouse” as a spec that Doc and I just finished, though our spec puts a pretty cool twist on it. It would be pretty cool if Salt does well and people are looking for Salt-ish stories and we have ours ready to go. One can dream, right?