Unrealistically fun!

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2008)

Back when I first saw the trailer for Wanted, I have to say that I was more puzzled and assumed the movie would just flop, instead I had friends who were just crazy about the movie. I also work at a movie theater, so I saw a lot of the audience walking out and going crazy over it. I had to see what all the rave was about, so my friend and I checked it out a couple days ago and this was one of the funnest action movies I have seen in a long time. One of the things I loved about this movie was despite how unrealistic it was, that was what had made it so much fun, we need a good action movie that you can just let go of reality and just enter this world where you can kick butt while doing the most incredible stunts. Now I'll admit I have never read the comics, this also seemed like the newer fight club, but I think this is one of the funnest movies I have seen this summer.
Wesley Gibson has a crummy life: dead end job, a girlfriend who cheats on him with his best friend, and a father he never knew. But all that changes when he meets the girl of a life time, Fox. He meets Fox in a store and not only does she tell him that his father was an assassin who just was murdered, but she has a major shoot out with a man who is the killer of his dad. She takes Wesley to a factory where the assassins maned The Fraternity. Sloan, who is the leader, trains Wesley to be a top assassin and to kill his father's murderer. But at least that's what Wesley is led to believe into a shocking ending.
I think Wanted does deliver all it promises, I know there are a lot of people who are upset that supposedly that this isn't faithful to the comic series, but I think that some just need to let go, because no matter what, you have to admit that this was just a wild ride. I'm not a huge fan of Angelina Jolie's, but dang, this girl just rocked and was so hard core, I wanted to be Fox. Morgan Freeman made such a great Sloan, he has a great skill of being a leader and someone that everyone admires; I also loved his line "Kill this..." well, it's a bad word that I can't say, you'll have to see the movie to know what I am talking about. But Wanted is worth your money and time, it's a fun action film that will leave you wanting more.
8/10