Wanted (2008)

For the first half hour Wanted felt like a trailer.Adapted from a graphic novel the film never seems to settle,the actors seem ill at ease with the material and the impatience on the directors part leaves us with a messy hackneyed film of action set pieces and sci fi mumbo jumbo inbetween. The film tries far too hard to be cool which is a shame because im sure it could have been a better film if things would have just been done with a little less haste.James McAvoy,so convincing in Last King Of Scotland is hard to like in this role.Morgan Freeman seems totally non interested but to be fair hes given virtually nothing to do and just serves as filler between action scenes.Angelina Jolie is the real star of this film,she has astounding presence as an actress and suits the action genre,its just a shame we cant find a truly memorable action film for her to star in.In summary Wanted is a fast paced but legless action film that promises much but delivers very little.It leaves you wanting.

Detail / Info

Genre : Action, Thriller
Duration : 110 min
Release Date : 27 Jun 2008
Rating : 6.7
Writer : Michael Brandt (screenplay), Derek Haas (screenplay), Chris Morgan (screenplay), Michael Brandt (story), Derek Haas (story), Mark Millar (comic book series), J.G. Jones (comic book series)
Director : Timur Bekmambetov
Company : Universal Pictures
Movie Casts :
Angelina Jolie as Fox, James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson,Morgan Freeman as Sloan, Thomas Kretschmann as Cross, Terence Stamp as Pekwarsky, Common as The Gunsmith