Style, class, hard-boiled with sharp acting and plot.

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2008)

Adapted from the comic series by Top Cow Productions, "Wanted" is stylishly engrossing and bad-ass to the bone directed impeccably by Timur Bekmanbetov in his first American film. With a cast of A-list actors like Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie, it's a thrill ride from start to finish. 2008 is shaping up to be the best year for comic book movies from the refuse of last year's cringe-inducing garbage. The acting from the major players is top-notch. However, I found James McAvoy a little irritating at times but he's still solid nonetheless. But it's Freeman and Jolie who steal the show with cunning ruthlessness despite being the good guys of the piece along with impressive stunts mixed with sharp acting and dialog. And what marvelous stunts there are; rivaling those even more-so than the Matrix sequels. Forget "Live Free or Die Hard" and "Get Smart". If you want a serious movie about cold, ruthless assassins without the tongue-in-cheek goofiness of Smart, spit that garbage out and see this movie. Highly recommended!!!