Quite a dumb movie at times, but is it good?

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2008)

Yes it is! I bought this movie yesterday for my friend's birthday which made me realize that I hadn't reviewed this film yet. I saw it when it came out on the first weekend, when it was a rainy day in Quebec and my two friends invited me on a night out between friends. We chose this movie because one of my friends had already seen Wall-E, the other had seen Get Smart and all three of us weren't very enthusiastic about The Incredible Hulk, so we decided to pay for this movie, and all three of us wanted to see it. First, this film is, like a good french expression says, ''Tiré par les cheveux'', which, in other words, means that this film is highly unrealistic, so if you don't like unrealistic movies, I suggest you don't watch this film.
The story revolves around Wesley Gibson, a man who constantly suffers from panic attacks, and his life just isn't right no more. His girlfriend cheats on him with his best friend and his obese, anorexic boss (Janice) keeps on putting pressure on him at work. That is until he meets a woman (Angelina Jolie) named Fox who works for the fraternity, a group of assassins led by Sloan (Morgan Freeman). After a tough physical training, Wesley isn't the same man no more: he confronts his boss, attacks his friend and believe it or not, learns how to curve bullets!
Here's our ratings: Sam (that's me): 9.5/10. Alex (my friend): 9.5/10. Andrew (my other friend): 6/10. I think the reason why Andrew was less enthusiastic about this film is because he doesn't really like unrealistic films, but he was highly surprised by the level of action and of story. For once we can actually enjoy a high level of violence without having to turn our brains off. But the reason why me and Alex docked our points off a bit is because of the film's level of stupidity, which can be pretty high sometimes. For example, and do not read ahead if you do not want to read spoilers, the end scene where Fox shoots a bullet that goes through the head of every member of the fraternity except Sloan and Wesley that circles around and eventually, kills her too. Now that was a stupid scene, but that doesn't ruin the movie.
If one night, you feel like watching an action packed movie, Wanted is a good choice.