If no one told you that bullets flew straight

Rating: 9/10 (13 October 2010)

**Spoilers**
One of the themes running throughout this movie is fate; that things are because they are and we have to accept that, and that inevitably it is unavoidable. Yes I know bullets can't be bent round corners, but for the sake of Wanted, they can. Loom machines aren't able to real off names to be assassinated, but again, for the sake of Wanted, they can.
I like Angelina Jolie and she is usually well cast, however it was only really half way through before she started to 'fit' her character perfectly. Upon watching the film again this isn't an issue but I feel she did seem a little awkward at times.
It's hard not to compare James McAvoy to Keanu Reeves' Neo. Both Wesley and Neo start of their respective films in an inescapable rut, and while not as cool as Neo, James McAvoy also makes the transition with ease and Wesley becomes a very likable protagonist.
I also thought Morgan Freeman played his part well, although the rest of the cast were only really background characters. I did like the Russian Vodka guy though!
The plot was very cliché in parts ("You are my son"), and how Wesley managed to survive it all I don't know, but James Bond has managed it throughout the years. The first twenty minutes or so are a bit slow, but it quickly picks up and kept me more than entertained throughout.
Wanted did borrow quite a lot from other films, but so what, there must have been a point in cinema where it's almost impossible not to borrow from other films.
Wanted is film that plays on the ideas of revenge, retribution and fate, and throw in some cool action, a cliché ridden plot and likable characters and you have a very good film.