I got what I wanted !

Rating: 8/10 (1 April 2009)

Right from the onset I was enthralled by Wanted. It is one of the most explosive action movie I have ever seen.
Wanted is a story about a loser Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) who works with a firm as an accountant. His life is hell and nothing seems to be going right with him. He is on anti-anxiety pills and is also harassed by his grumpy boss who keeps irritating him with a stapler and loads of work. He is such a miserly person that together with his best friend his girl friend is cheating on him. But one day his life takes a new leaf when he is rescued by Fox (Angelina Jolie) who happens to be a member of 'The Fraternity' a secret society of trained assassins. She rescues him from a rogue assassin Cross (Thomas Kretschmann) who wants to kill him. Cross has also 'allegedly' killed Wesley's father who was one of the assassins at 'The Fraternity'.
Wanted is a film with a lot of twists & turns. It's thrilling narration will keep you absorbed in the movie.It is a suspense thriller with bloody action sequences.. The cinematographer of the movie uses a lot of computer generated effects to give the thrills to the movie.
The movie was also nominated for 2 Oscars for 'Best Sound Editing' & 'Best Sound Mixing'. It's a cruel irony that it lost out the awards to Slumdog Millionaire. In my view the guys at the sound department did a flawless job in delivering some of the best sounds ever made for a movie. The sound mixing was awesome & added the necessary juice required for an action movie. The heart pumping background score really sent shivers down my heart!
Performance wise going, James McAvoy was surely the show stealer of the movie. I have always been amazed by his expressions. Morgan Freeman's role was small but important. I hope he gets some longer roles in future. His talent needs to be given more on-screen time in order to really get a feel of what he has in store with him. Angelina Jolie was awesome in her role. The rest of the cast did a fair job too.
Overall Wanted is a nice & sleek action movie. It will surely remind you of the Matrix series, although it's much more violent. Go enjoy yourself out !
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