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Wanted , 2008
English
USA, Germany
Profile of Wanted
The mood of Wanted is stylized, exciting, and rough. The plot centers around antiheroes, power relations, and rivalry. It is an action and fantasy movie. Stylistically, Wanted has a Hollywood tone, includes a voice over, and involves twists and turns. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The pacing is fast. Wanted is set in Chicago. It happens in contemporary times. Visually, it involves special effects. Wanted is adapted from a comic and based on a book. The movie is known for being a blockbuster and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for teens and a boys' night. Note that Wanted includes brief nudity, strong violent content, and sexual content.
Summary of Wanted
Loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, WANTED, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, follows anxiety-prone office drone Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) as he is inducted into the Fraternity, a clan of powerful killers that counted his father as a member. Pursued by rogue agent Cross (Thomas Kretschmann), Wesley is trained by the sleek, sexy Fox (Angelina Jolie) and the charismatic Sloan (Morgan Freeman), among others, to be just as proficient and deadly as his father. Once Wesley becomes a master assassin, he must confront Cross, and contend with the stunning ramifications of that encounter.
Straying rather far from the WANTED comic's supervillain-centric premise, WANTED runs with the edgy Eastern European aesthetic of Russian helmer Bekmambetov, who garnered international recognition with the stylish vampire epic NIGHT WATCH. While Jolie is a gleefully destructive presence in her action-heavy scenes, the film belongs to McAvoy, who transforms from milquetoast to manhunter with verve and charm. And like the similarly themed THE MATRIX before it, WANTED also showcases some eye-catching special effects, most notably in the loopy concept of "curving bullets." Though devotees of the WANTED comic may be dismayed with the many liberties taken with the story, the movie is undeniably energetic and entertaining, making it fun summer blockbuster fare.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Germany |
| Release date: | 10 July 2008 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
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as Wesley Gibson
as Sloan
as Fox
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Critics Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter
This over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all.
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- by: Michael Rechtshaffen
Variety
Like it or not, Wanted pretty much slams you to the back of your chair from the outset and scarcely lets up for the duration.
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- by: Todd McCarthy
Users Reviews
Someone at the Boston paper reviewed it as such : "Wanted" is quite happy to judge a man by the size of his gun. The irony is that the biggest one here belongs to Jolie." I was dying to see the impact this movie might have- maybe a Mrs. Smith as a...
- 25.June.2010
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- by: Mark
- Mark rated this movie
0/10
Terrible dialog, awful acting, and a very poorly written plot make this the worst sci-fi movie I've seen in a long time. Pure garbage. (And, I really LIKE sci-fi movies!)
- 21.May.2010
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- by: tom28734
- tom28734 rated this movie0/10
