Thanks to a self-imposed deadline, I had to finish this review before I left for dinner. Next goal, by the end of the week: Write the three remaining July critiques.
P.S. Sandra, before you say anything, I'd like to note that my parents saw this before I did!
3) Wanted (June 29)
A carnival ride come to life, Wanted flaunts its comic-book origins with pride, daring a critic to mock the curving bullets or Angelina Jolie in a skintight leather catsuit balancing atop a speeding train. Yes, Wanted is over the top and then some, as if director Timur Bekmambetov (the Russian films Day Watch and Night Watch) decided to mash up Fight Club and The Matrix. He’s given us a Fraternity of assassins led by a grave Morgan Freeman, a snarky American office drone turned killer (a surprisingly effective James McAvoy, definitely NOT in Narnia), and rats and grittiness (reminiscent of a prior Angie flick, The Bone Collector). While lacking the fun/quality balance of Iron Man, Wanted revels in its kinetic energy, its Tarantino-like violence. As far as amusement-park attractions go, Wanted isn’t quite an Expedtion Everest, but a Musical Express.
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I liked the concept of "Wanted," but - as with just about every movie I've seen recently - it was overdone (IMHO).
Oh, it WAS overdone, but it knew this. Once I decided to view the movie as a thrill ride, I could evaluate it more fairly.
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