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Wanted (2008) Rank 2 Reviews
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Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
âWantedâ, the new action-fantasy starring celebri-star Angelina Jolie, busy Scotsman James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman in another of his wise-old-man roles, rattled the box office last week with slick ultra-violence and buckets of blood. âWantedâ ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
On a side note, women are strictly dominatrix style bad news in all the raucous macho mayhem of Wanted, ranging from devious dragon lady ball buster, to slut, and donut hoarding flabby corporate tyrant. In any case, Wanted shrieks along at such an ...read the complete Wanted movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Blackfilm.com (Wilson Morales)
The film never wavers from being kinetic and amusing. The whole bullets-flying-in-slow-motion is nothing original. 'The Matrix' did it first, but to see McAvoy in his first action film after appearing in several high profiled Oscar worthy films ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Blackfilm.com (Wilson Morales)
Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)
"Wanted," while certainly not a remake of "The Matrix" films, nonetheless borrows heavily from its aesthetic, and it is this aesthetic that will stick with you long after the story has faded. Is it possible to find something completely absurd and yet ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)
Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
It's a chance to watch a bullet explode from the forehead of a killer -- and an invitation to laugh at the spectacle. See what you do, then tell me who's sicker: Bekmambetov or us. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
When the characters are on the run, Wanted can be a bloodthirsty crowdpleaser, a passable action flick to while away the summer hours. When they're explaining themselves, you almost wish they'd stuck to their original calling and made rugs, not war. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Another summer blockbuster dumb comic book story made into a trashy movie that should have the targeted fanboy crowd wetting their briefs over all the in-your-face violence and their veins popping out of their necks with anger at any so-called effete who ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Channel 4 Film (Daniel Etherington)
It's just unfortunate that this interpretation of Wanted has such a ramshackle narrative. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Channel 4 Film (Daniel Etherington)
Mansized (Chris Laverty)
Wanted is all IBM and no FUN. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Mansized (Chris Laverty)
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
The most interesting thing about Wanted is that its protagonist is one of the most unlikable action heroes in memory -- a smug, self-regarding asshole whose honestly distasteful misanthropy is at least refreshing in a genre that often relies on charming ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
If you went for Sin City or Shoot 'Em Up, you'll probably enjoy Wanted. I like my trash with a little less fetishism when it comes to instruments of slaughter. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Without characters to care about, this kinetic, violent shoot-em-up is merely a showcase for Russian director Timur Bekmambetov. But the violence on screen is nothing compared to the kind of bludgeoning given to your suspension of disbelief. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
The audience is made uncomfortably complicit in a callous and hypocritical game in which any and all human life becomes secondary to a momentary movie thrill. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Empty and condescending and superficial. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
The duo makes a good argument for why we need movie stars: if not for them and how hot they are and how appealing their personae, Wanted would be entirely without merit. I regret that this film is so clumsy in execution that it's poisoned me against a ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
The battle of the summer comic-book â oops, graphic-novel â movies continues with "Wanted." I enjoyed "Iron Man," mainly because of Robert Downey Jr., and tolerated the far-from-incredible "Incredible Hulk." The first major Hollywood feature from the ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
The summer of the Comic-book movie continues this weekend with the launch of Wanted an adaptation of Mark Millerâs over the top graphic novel about a wimp who gets turned into an amoral, masochistic Super Villain. I had never heard of this book until ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
Film Journal International (Frank Lovece)
Wes encapsulates the tone of this whole misfired production with a single line: "We get our orders from a loom." That pretty much hits the bull's-eye. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Film Journal International (Frank Lovece)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
When we, the audience, are confronted directly at the end and asked "what the #$!% have you done lately?" at least you can readily answer, "well, I sure didn't make a film as crappy as Wanted." ...read the complete Wanted movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Has the action you want from a summer blockbuster, and the Angelina Jolie you want from any movie, but the story is stupid. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Wanted works much better as a Fight Club clone than it does as a wannabe Matrix. Too bad it leans more toward the latter. The former isnât any less derivative, but the energy is there and it feels more current. Ten years ago, Wanted would have been ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
New York Press (Simon Abrams)
Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Permission for unhappy office drones to go on a killing spree. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
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by Scott on January 23, 2009 Clearfield, Utah
I thought this movie was excellent...I was very impressed with the creativity of some of the ideas they used in this movie. Curving bullets is too similar to ...
by ryan on January 22, 2009 Ogden, Utah
Anything with Angelina Jolie is bound to be a great movie. Morgan Freeman played an outstanding role as a hardcore gun slinging bad guy. I give this one two thumbs up I can watch this at least once a week and never get sick of it. ...
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