WANTED - Action/Drama (2008) ***REVIEW***

The story of a lowly, depressed office worker who suddenly finds out he has super-human killing abilities that he gained from his long lost father.

A lot of reviews rubbish this film, bad acting, poor plot, predictable etc but i found it quite entertaining. It has some awesome and unique action scenes, not quite as revolutionary as 'The Matrix' but does deliver some fresh surprises. The cast is fairly high-class although Angelina Jolie does deliver a rather stunted performance and it would have been nice to see her with a tad more character development and dialogue. The only reason i liked this film though was because of the entertainment, actions scenes, kick ass gun fights and some fresh new moves is what kept me watching. The story and character history seemed rather dwarfed by the slightly over the top action sequences which is one reason why this movie just didn't fully deliver. That is all this film was really, a good movie to watch if your just interested in eye-candy, gun fights, car chases, blood, violence and a sprinkle of sex and unfortunately people usually want a bit more than just these. But for an action flick it delivered well on these aspects, unfortunately completely lacking in good plot, quality acting and character development. A perfectly good movie to watch if your bored, get it on DVD for a rainy day.

Pros - Jaw-dropping if not slightly over the top action scenes, car chases, gun fights, explosions, bullets through heads etc. An extreme amount of kick ass scenes enough for any action junkie! This is what makes this film watchable, and is probably the only thing that does. There is a slight twist which does add to the movie somewhat, although i wont go into details. A good eye-candy flick to watch when your bored for a bit of entertainment.

Cons - Lack of a good plot, acting is rather stale from what i expected to be good performances from Jolie and Morgan Freeman and the movie just seems to be made up of scene after scene of gun fights and blood. Although these scenes do rock you are left wanting a little more in terms of character development and focus and indeed better plot-development. A good movie, only for entertainment purposes though.

3/5 Jandals = Good mindless entertainment is all it offers

Watch the trailer for 'Wanted' Here