Action written with a capital "A"...

Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2008)

"Wanted" tells the story of an ordinary office worker who is in for a not-so-ordinary future; the beginning of the movie could almost be confused with something straight out of "Office Space"...
Where the movie pays for its price of admission is what happens after this beginning, and it becomes wall-to-wall action at that point. The stunts are cool, the gunplay is spectacular, and as long as you don't think too long about what's going on, one helluva ride. If I had to find a fault with the movie, it would be that there are times when you are no longer immersed in the movie because the actor addresses the camera (by looking into it and talking to the audience), which somehow seems to (briefly) destroy the experience as a moviegoer. This doesn't last long however, and I found myself forgiving the transgression rather quickly. Without this, I'd rate the movie slightly higher (8.5 perhaps) if I could. As it is, it's still easily worth the price of admission...