Wanted (2008)

Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov--creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the "Night Watch" series--"Wanted" tells the story of one invisible drone's transformation into a dark avenger. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a superhero for a new millennium: Wesley Gibson.

25-year-old account manager Wes (James McAvoy) was the most pathetic, cube-dwelling hypochondriac the planet had ever known. His...

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Review by Nathan Samdahl (B+)

I agree with John Stewart's interview with James McAvoy, saying that this movie "should suck, but it doesn't."  For all intensive purposes a story about a thousand year old fraternity of assassins who get their directives from a giant loom should not be good.  Especially, when the background of the fraternity is only explored in a cursory manner and the story only allows for few and brief moments of character development.

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skarydrunkguy says:

June 26, 2008

FYI, its not "for all intensive purposes," the proper phrase is, "for all intents and purposes."

One of my pet peeves.

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Anonymous says:

November 8, 2007

I think you need to watch Batman Begins again or perhaps remember the story of Batman. It's nothing like the synopsis for this movie.

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Anonymous says:

May 14, 2007

Now compare that synopsis to Batman Begins............. Similarities??

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