I keep hearing how things were simpler "back then," but it seems to me the opposite is true. Sure, the "Buck Rogers" serial was cheaply made and quite silly, but that was when the talkies were still in black-and-white, and special effects were primitive. As to "Salt," here we have a contemporary, big budget, alleged thriller that is so absurd, it makes the "Giant Claw" look like a documentary.In "Salt," we see the CIA take ineptness to new levels, unable to corral Ms. Jolie even when she is sealed in a room in a CIA office building, with a SWAT team outside the door. The clumsy chase scenes lack only Moe, Larry, and Curly. This movie does not even try. One gets the idea that even Seal Team 6 would be helpless when faced with a foe of the stature of Ms. Jolie.Things are sure simpler today. You can put anything on the screen, and you'll make money. Can "Salt II" be far behind?