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Movie based on the comic of the same name. Wanted stars Angelina Jolie as Fox, a deadly assassin that recruits Wes (James McAvoy) into a secret society call The Fraternity. The director of the great russian films; Day Watch and Night Watch, Timur Bekmambetov is in charge of Wanted, so hopefully his excellent standard will continue. It's good to see a potential franchise film going for a full on rating and not trying to 'family friendly'
A variety of trailers are available:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/wanted/
Here is the full description as set on the Apple site
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Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by
stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov—creator of the most
successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch
series—Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation
into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. In 2008, the world will be
introduced to a hero for a new generation: Wesley Gibson. 25-year-old
Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the
planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend
ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone
was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was
little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow,
clock-punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie).
After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits
Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his
dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to
develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers
this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death
orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors—including
the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman)—Wes grows to
enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to
realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye.
And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come
to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his
destiny.
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Managed to see Wanted and it's the all out action film you'd expect. Well worth seeing, between the (sometimes over the top, yet still fitting with the film) action scenes there is a reasonable amount of story and character in there. It's high rating is very deserved, with blood and bullet holes all over the place. The film has it all; action, style, guns, blood, bullets, peanut butter, more blood and Angelina!
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ok then i'll see it. i was a little skeptical...was it like sin city in a way?
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not really, other than being very violent! There is a very different style between the two movies, Wanted is more conventional in it's presentation.
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