Wanted- kick ass adrenaline!

Rating: 8/10 (3 October 2008)

Best thing about this movie is its pace. I was so glued to this pacey action flick that I forgot having sip of my coke and pop corn till intermission! It reminded me of movies like Speed and Matrix. Sheer adrenaline and nothing else. The story revolves around James McAvoy's dull life and how he is losing everything. There comes our super sexy Angelina Jolie to pull him out of this mess and taking him to where he belongs- the world of non-stop action. It's a world of assassins called Fraternity and he is one of them. Based on calculations done by Fate- a secret society, these assassins with gifted skills are killing their targets. James, now in his new avatar of assassin is getting trained by Fraternity-led by Morgan Freeman, building his super skills and stepping into his father's shoes. Yes, his father was an assassin too and been murdered. James is now after his father's killer but there is more that meet his eyes. He is slowly getting close to reality which is not what he was told. What is that truth? Will he finally take revenge of his father's death? These answers are the crust of the story which is brilliantly supported by special effects and its star cast.
James as a loser and trying best to come out of his dull life has done a superb job. He is true to his character. He was brilliant in his earlier venture-King of Scotland too. Angelina is rock solid in such kick-ass roles and did a wonderful job this time too. Though I was bit disappointed with Morgan Freeman as he did not have much moments but Wanted is more about actions scenes and special effects. The scenes where the shots take turns in the air and hit the target, early car chasing scene and how these assassins kill their targets are brilliant. I agree that all these stunts are next to impossible in real but the way these scenes are clubbed with the pace of movie is mind blowing. The director is fast in narrating the story that you actually don't get a second to think what and how its happening. I suggest all you action freaks should give it a try.