WANTED (MA15+)

Director:
Timur Bekmambetov

Starring:
Morgan Freeman
James McAvoy
Angelina Jolie

Plot Summary:
Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov, "Wanted" tells the story of one invisible drone's transformation into a dark avenger. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a superhero for a new millennium: Wesley Gibson.

Genre:
Action Adventure

Duration:
110 Minutes

Origin:
U.S.A.

Language:
English

Reviews:

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID IN THE USA.....

The Hollywood Reporter

This over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all.

New York Magazine

It takes about an hour after it's over for the heart to slow, the brain to recalibrate, and the nonsensicalness of the thing to sink in.

Portland Oregonian

Bekmambetov revs it up furiously and unleashes one bit of hyperactive, dazzling invention after another. The result is a throwaway wrapped up in the coolest packaging imaginable, which is acres better than the opposite.

Baltimore Sun

What's bleakly hilarious about the whole movie is that Bekmambetov directs the nonaction scenes just as hyperbolically.

Time

The summer's zazziest action movie.

Empire

Not as dark as its source material, Wanted works exceptionally on its own terms. McAvoy crashes the A-list, Jolie finally gets to be as big a star on screen as she has been in print, and Bekmambetov proves the most exciting action-oriented emigré since John Woo.

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

The way to enjoy this film is to put your logic on hold, along with any higher sensitivities that might be vulnerable and immerse yourself as if in a video game.

Rolling Stone

Brutal, sexy, built to thrill and minus a scintilla of redeeming social value, the movie -- based on a series of comic books by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones -- explodes like summer fireworks.

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