Take it for what it is

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2012)

Reading the other reviews, it seems that I am one of the few people who really liked this film. It's catered to a very specific taste and is taken to the extreme, and the result of that is you either love it or you hate it.
Personally, I love it. While the scenes of bullet-bending and slow-mo madness are so cool and over-the-top that they make your eyes bleed, it was the story of Wesley Gibson that really sold it for me. He's just an average joe with an average job. And then out of the blue he learns he's really an assassin destined for greater things than sitting in a cubicle. After some brutal training, he goes on to kick some serious butt with Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie.
I think why I find this movie so thoroughly enjoyable though is the idea that Wesley could be any of us. Anyone who has ever been frustrated or bored with their life has probably fantasized one time or another about being a part of something greater. And that's what makes "Wanted" appealing.
I wouldn't go so far as to say this is a scholarly or even particularly good movie, but it sure is an enjoyable one. The trick is just to take it for what it is: an action flick about a nobody becoming a somebody, with lots and lots of guns.