 Kirk Honeycutt of the Hollywood Reporter said that , " While preposterous at every turn , Salt is a better Bond movie than most recent Bond movies , as its makers keep the stunts real and severely limit CGI gimmickry " . Chicago Sun @-@ Times critic Roger Ebert gave the film four stars ( his maximum ) , saying " Salt is a damn fine thriller . ... It 's gloriously absurd . This movie has holes in it big enough to drive the whole movie through . The laws of physics seem to be suspended here the same way as in a Road Runner cartoon . " 
