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Wanted (2008) Rank 4 Reviews
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MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Six weeks ago, Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) was just another office worker making nothing per hour and generally letting life have its way with him… until Fox (Angelina Jolie) walked into his life, guns blazing. It turns out that Wesley has a destiny ...read the complete Wanted movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
Based on a graphic novel, the violent tale revolves around Wes (James McAvoy), a meek 25 year-old office worker who hates his life. His boss berates him, and he can’t even summon the balls to tell his slutty girlfriend to stop sleeping with his best ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)
Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
To call Russian director Timur Bekmambetov ("Night Watch") visionary would be an understatement.
Unparalleled is more apropos.
Bekmambetov's first American feature is a bold example of his vibrant imagination. Simultaneously groundbreaking and ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
Sci-Fi Weekly (Staci Layne Wilson)
Wanted is everything it promises with extra popcorn, employing state-of-the-art CG, sleek sports cars revving to blaring rock, gore galore, vivid chases and cool comeuppances. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Sci-Fi Weekly (Staci Layne Wilson)
Detroit News (Tom Long)
Wanted may be the most absolutely stone bonkers, crazy-good movie of the century. Or it may be a gargantuan piece of trash. Chances are it's a combination of the two. But man, does it rock. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
One of the cheerfully insane, visually extraordinary and compulsively entertaining action blockbusters to emerge from Hollywood in a long, long time. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
A cinematic Columbine filled with wanton carnage designed to validate the bloodlust of every ostracized loser stuck in a dead-end job and daydreaming of evening the score by going postal. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)
WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (Kevin McCarthy)
Wanted has action scenes and special effects that are so amazing that I broke the "Silence is Golden" rule 4 or 5 times because I couldn't stop yelling "Wow!" ...read the complete Wanted movie review at WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (Kevin McCarthy)
Dallas Morning News (Tom Maurstad)
A one-word review of Wanted would be "Wow." ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Dallas Morning News (Tom Maurstad)
FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
"Wanted" is exactly what it is supposed to be: a slick, well-produced piece of popcorn fluff with a hot chick, hot cars and enough action to fill a half-dozen Marvel adaptations. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
musicOMH.com (Anton Bitel)
an eye-goggling, grin-inducing, thought-provoking hybrid of the SF and superhero genres that, unusually, aims its guns directly at an adult audience, while deftly outshooting all the competition. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at musicOMH.com (Anton Bitel)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Possesses a 'wow' factor that will make it one of the summer's biggest hits...an unabashed testosterone-adrenaline cocktail spiced up with a dollop of torture-porn bloodlust. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Gazette (MD) (Jeffrey Lyles)
an exciting, edge-of-your-seat summer flick. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Gazette (MD) (Jeffrey Lyles)
ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Diana Saenger)
The action and CGI effects alone would make 'Wanted' worth seeing, but it's Angelina Jolie's stunning and focused work that dazzled me. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Diana Saenger)
Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Timur Bekmambetov, who blew away the Russian box office with "Night Watch," makes his English language debut with a bang, succeeding spectacularly at what last year's "Shoot 'Em Up" tried and died with. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
"...if they're not careful, those Marvel superheroes better watch out. Wanted could usurp their position as 2008's best popcorn escape. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
With curving, clinking and kissing bullets, Wanted indeed does Chicago proud. And Angelina Jolie sells it. And Morgan Freeman is ominous. And in his body of work, James McAvoy -- the star of this orgasmic summer blockbuster -- becomes a man. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at HollywoodChicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)
This over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all. ...read the complete Wanted movie review at Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)
ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
James McAvoy is a better actor than Angelina Jolie is. He’s more skilled at creating a character than Morgan Freeman. So it is that the Scottish actor, most famous for his role in "The Last King of Scotland," commands Kazakh director Timur ...read the complete Wanted movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
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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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