The Little Action Movie That Couldn't

Rating: 6/10 (30 July 2008)

Wanted was hyped-up to be one of 2008's summer blockbusters. There are some satisfying action scenes in this movie, but the overall after-taste is slightly above average.
A young man, living a meaningless life, is forced into becoming a great assassin like his father, who was one of the greatest assassins to ever live.
This film has some great special effects, but the storyline could have used some improvement and the majority of the action scenes were ridiculous. I was scoffing at this movie more than I was enjoying it.
Angelina Jolie is a pretty face used to sell movies, but she's not a very convincing actress. Morgan Freeman is one of the best actors in Hollywood, but his ability could not help him in this situation. James McAvoy was great in the Last King of Scotland, but was mediocre-at-best in this film. All of the characters were poorly-developed and lacked connectivity.
The excessive use of violence, swearing and shooting overshadows any deeper meaning that the story may have held. There were some interesting twists near the end, but not enough to compensate for the rest of the film being lackluster.
My rating: 6/10 Stars.