Wanted

Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Written by: Michael Brandy & Derek Haas

In the world of comic books, not everything needs to be explained. If you keep this tidbit of information in mind when you go and see Wanted, (and trust me, you will want to see this) then everything will go smoothly in your brain.

Meet Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy). A nobody. Works a job he hates in a cubicle he cant stand for a bitch of a boss with a knack for staplers. His best friend is doing his girlfriend. He has so little money in his bank account he cant withdraw from the ATM. And to top it all off, the poor kid has anxiety attacks.

His life continues as normal until one day at the pharmacy a hot chick named Fox (Angelina Jolie) tells him that his father was a great assassin that was killed by the man behind him. POW. Gun fight ensues followed quickly by a kick ass car chase.

Our boy Wesley wakes up in the lair of The Fraternity. A league of highly skillful assassins/weavers that run operations out of a textile mill (or slaughter house depending on what room you’re in) in Chicago. The Fraternity is lead by Sloan (Morgan Freeman). They plan to train young Wesley into the fearsome ass kicker his father was and then take out Cross (Thomas Kretschmann), the rouge member of the The Fraternity who killed his father and seems to be taking out members one by one.

Got it? Good.

This movie was purely awesome. I don’t think I’ve had that much fun watching people get smacked around since Shoot Em Up. This movie has tons of slow motion shots (and we all know everything looks better in slow mo), bullets that change direction mid flight, other bullets that fly across town, people with 400bpm heart rates, and a tatted up bare assed Angelina. And to top it off, you get to hear Morgan Freeman say “motherfucker”. OMG! How could you not want to see that?

It was kinda weird to see James McAvoy kicking ass, cause he’s usually in those Oscar award winning films. But he played the loser turned assassin very well. I often forget Angelina Jolie is an actress since she’s in the news for her personal life, but she just looks the part of a killer for some reason. And it wasn’t just the brass knuckles. I guess just think of an R Rated Laura Cross. And Morgan Freeman. Did you not see that he says “motherfucker”. It’s Morgan Freeman. Come on.
I think my only beef with the movie is that Common is in it but only says about 6 words. But he’s the strong, silent type, and well that’s ok.

All in all, prepare for a good ol summer flick. After Sin City, 300, and this, I kinda got an urge to find a comic book store and stock up on a few comics for myself.