If Luke Skywalker Was A Coldblooded Assassin Instead Of A Jedi Knight

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2008)

Within every nerd lurks a super-powered killing machine: that's the message of WANTED, the latest movie-cum-video game from Hollywood. Oh, and did I mention Angelina Jolie, she of the pneumatic lips, digs nerds who are super-powered killing machines? With NIGHT WATCH and DAY WATCH, Timur Bekmambetov proved he could direct stylish but incoherent Russian fantasies; with WANTED, he demonstrates he can do the same thing for Tinseltown shoot 'em ups. There are some amusing scenes with bullets whizzing in, around, and through things, but after a while, it all starts to look the same. Morgan Freeman and Terence Stamp, A-list actors, are also in this B-picture, looking slightly embarrassed. With more than a few plot points borrowed from the STAR WARS series ("Luke, I am your father!" "The Force is strong in this one!"). For those who care, we briefly get to see Jolie's perfect posterior; it almost redeems this otherwise saggy mess.