Male Version of "Nikita" With Gore and Special Effects

Rating: 6/10 (2 October 2008)

The anxious, clumsy and abused office clerk Wesley Allan Gibson (James McAvoy) has a hell and boring routine life: his obese boss humiliates him all the time and his girlfriend betrays him with his colleague and best friend during working period. When he meets the sexy Fox (Angeline Jolie), Wesley is informed that his father was a professional killer that belonged to an ancient organization called Fraternity and killed by the skilled and powerful Cross (Thomas Kretschmann), a hit-man that has betrayed the Fraternity. Wesley learns that his anxiety actually is a manifestation of his latent abilities and he joins the society under the command of Sloan (Morgan Freeman). Trained by Fox, he changes his personality and attitude, being prepared to face the dangerous Cross and find a hidden secret.
"Wanted" uses the storyline of "La Femme Nikita" blended with lots of gore, revenge and special effects à la "Equilibrium". The story has a good cast, with names like Terence Stamp, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie; a very high-budget; and is full of action. Viewers that like "Blockbuster Movies" probably may like this movie much more than I did. I still prefer movies based on intelligent screenplays and acting rather than in explosions and special effects. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Procurado" ("The Wanted")