Short Movie Review: Wanted
I really enjoyed this movie. The sheer absurdity of its action sequences reminded me of Equilibrium and Shoot ‘Em Up (in a good way), but it actually has a better story than either of those. It was pretty straightforward as a “lovable loser becomes kickass” summer action flick, but had just enough new material to make it feel new and worth watching. It’s a little longer than it needs to be, maybe, but I didn’t mind. Basically, if you think you’d like seeing a movie where people shoot bullets that curve mid-flight from moving subway cars, check it out.
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Just saw this last Friday, your review is spot on. Someone described it as being kind of like spiderman except instead of the lovable loser wanting to be a hero they just want to be bad ass. I didn’t realize until the credits that this was the first American movie by the Russian Director who made Night Watch and Day Watch.
By tony on 07.29.08 10:36 am
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