I saw "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman the other night.
Damn. That was pretty fucking sweet.
The phrase of the day is "suspension of disbelief"; as in, if you don't suspend your disbelief, you'll think this movie is total crap. There's ridiculous stunts and cheesy premises, and if you take it seriously you're an idiot.
Plot: a blue collar loser with a shit job and a bitchy boss finds out his long-lost father is an assassin and is recruited by his father's organization to become one as well.
All that can be said is wow. Whoever thought of this must have been smoking something.
But when all is said and done, it actually worked really well. The movie was engrossing and entertaining. Angelina Jolie did well (and she was hot as always). The main character (played by James McAvoy) was someone that most of the audience could easily identify with, and McAvoy did pretty well portraying the character. Morgan Freeman's performance was lacking in depth, I didn't feel like they really developed his character at all, whereas they did a great job developing McAvoy/Jolie.
Special effects: there were some ridiculous special effects and stunts, completely over the top but completely amazing as well. There were at least 3 points in the movie when the entire audiences' collective jaws dropped.
Overall it was a ridiculous premise, but kept me entertained for 2 hours. I'll probably watch it again when the DVD comes out, and would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes action/Angelina Jolie naked. And who doesn't like that?
Wanted: 4/5
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