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		List Price: $39.98		Label: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Salesrank: 2305 Released: December 2, 2008
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: Blu-ray

Editorial Review:
Universal Pictures Wanted (Blu-ray)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 (JamesMcAvoy) 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.

Description of Wanted [Blu-ray]:
As the impresario behind gravity-defying Russian blockbuster Night Watch, it's inevitable that Hollywood would come calling for Timur Bekmambetov. With a studio budget and an international cast, including two Oscar winners, Timur cooks up a Hong Kong-styled actioner bursting with fast cars and big guns. Our unlikely hero is mild-mannered Chicago accountant Wesley Gibson (Atonement's James McAvoy), whose father died when he was a tot. Wesley never learned to stand up for himself, and his girlfriend, boss, and best buddy all take advantage until the seductive Fox (Angelina Jolie) rescues him from a sharpshooter named Cross (The Pianist’s Thomas Kretschmann). After which, she whisks him away to a mansion on the edge of town to meet the other members of the Fraternity, where leader Sloan (Morgan Freeman) informs Wesley that Cross, a rogue agent, executed his father. Sloan believes Wesley has the goods to take him out, so he undergoes the Fraternity's brutal training regimen (Marc Warren and Common dish up some of the abuse). When he's ready, Sloan sends him out to fulfill his duty, but matters become complicated when Wesley finds out someone isn't telling the truth, leading our former milquetoast to exact an elaborate revenge. For those who've been following McAvoy's career to date, Wanted will surely come as a surprise. In adapting Mark Millar's comic series, Timur offers buckets of blood and a smidgen of depth, but fans of The Matrix and Mr. and Mrs. Smith will want to give this one a look. --Kathleen C. Fennessy




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Wanted [Blu-ray] Reviews:
A loom? are you serious?
2009-12-13 - This movie is offensively bad. I mean really, really incredibly stupid. Watch it just to laugh at it. This movies success is proof of de-evolution. Who likes stuff like this? Finger painting monkeys could have written a better story. This is a perfect example of everything I don't like about modern action movies.

I'd site specific reasons why I think this movie is so bad, but I don't want to "spoil it" (ha! like it could get worse) for anyone who hasn't witnessed the idiocy-made-flesh that is this abomination.

You want to see a good action movie? Watch Dirty Harry. I know it's old and not as flashy, but it has things like acting and a story that makes sense. As far as something more recent, I didn't love Transporter, but compared to this it was poetic genius. Uwe Boll must LOVE this movie.


Disappointment
2009-12-12 - Bought this BD along with a well recommended LG BD Player and not to mention other BD titles. All the BD's that I bought (through amazon at the same time with this title) seemed to have worked perfectly with the LG BD Player EXCEPT for this one. Bought this around October and it has never been opened till today because I was waiting for the perfect time to watch it. So disappointing.

Non-stop action and incredible stunts!
2009-12-05 - Believe the laws of physics don't exist just for a moment and sink yourself into this incredible assasin fraternity fantasy. Very entertaining!

Amazing (and yes, unbelievable) action
2009-11-30 - This movie is great for anyone looking for great action sequences which aren't necessarily realistic. You need to do a bit more than the usual "suspension of disbelief" here. If you can accept this movie's ideas such as bullets that can curve around objects (there's more than 1 "magic bullet" here...) then you'll enjoy it. I don't know how they did the effects and stunts, but they are some of the most entertaining action scenes I've seen. Sequences such as one where a car jumps off another car to spin over a third car are enough to make you go "wow".

There's more to the movie than just action. The story is fairly interesting, centering around a secret society of assassins who are supposedly working to maintain order in the world. James McAvoy's character Wesley is one whom many people will be able to identify with - stuck in a boring cubicle job with a boss he hates, a girlfriend who holds him in contempt, and a "best friend" with whom the girlfriend is cheating. Clearly, he's more than a little unsatisfied with his life so he soon jumps at the chance of a completely different life when the assassin Fox (Angelina Jolie) springs into his life. He soon meets the head of the assassins, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), who tells him all about his father, an assassin who was recently killed by a rogue member. Wesley then trains to become an assassin to go after his father's killer. The movie also has the prerequisite plot twist in addition to the many car chase and fight scenes and explosive final confrontation.

The acting by McAvoy, Jolie, and Freeman is very good, as you would expect from those of their caliber; however, the best part about the movie is the action sequences. With special effects reminiscent of "The Matrix", the action can be unrealistic at times but never disappoints. There's never a dull moment. If you enjoy action movies with a bit of a story, give this one a try.



Needs a couple watched to be most enjoyed.
2009-11-29 - I was pretty excited about Wanted and looked forward to seeing it but I have mixed feelings. The action is solid and the special affects are great but the plot just felt rushed. You could tell Wanted was based on a comic as just too much was squeezed in to the running time and I left the theater kinda scratching my head. Now that i have seen it again (on DVD) it makes more sense and is more enjoyable but still. Jolie did a great job (that creepy smirk almost never left her face). To be honest Freeman seems to be the same character in every movie he plays. And Mcavoy....maybe its because the first movie I saw him in was Chronicles of Narnia, but mcavoy just isn't that convincing as an over-the-top action star, and his foul mouth reminded me of Shia Lebeouf's charcter in IRobot. The story left many questions unanswered (who actually controlled the loom? was it magic?). Still the movie was entertaining eye-candy and was worth a see.