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Wanted

2008

Timur Bekmambetov

James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp ...

5.4

37,312

Action. Thriller Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. 25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie). After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The way to enjoy this film is to put your logic on hold, along with any higher sensitivities that might be vulnerable and immerse yourself as if in a video game. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"Visually, and viscerally, it's pretty awesome."	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"'Wanted' is a queasily unapologetic power fantasy about becoming a better person through violence"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The thrilling stunts and hyperkinetic action scenes are the undisputed stars of this surprisingly entertaining film"	POS
United States	Connie Ogle Miami Herald	"Action's fun to watch, but there's not a thread of sense (...) The film hardly aims to be serious entertainment, and, to its credit, it's never uninteresting visually. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)."	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Brutal, sexy, built to thrill and minus a scintilla of redeeming social value, the movie explodes like summer fireworks. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Maitland McDonagh TV Guide	"Slick, stylish and super-violent, but also oddly dull.2	NEU
United States	J.R. Jones Chicago Reader	"Big, cruel, stupid actioner."	NEG
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"Preposterous, luridly entertaining"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Things happen in Wanted, but no one cares. You could call that nihilism, but even nihilism requires commitment of a kind and this, by contrast, is a movie built on indifference."	NEG
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Bekmametov may have talent, but the arrested-adolescent 'escapism' of this picture emits a pretty bad odor."	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"At its worst, Wanted is never boring. At its best, it can be damn close to intoxicating"	POS

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