Sunday, June 29, 2008

Saturday, Wanted

I go into movies just expecting to be entertained. If all you read before seeing a movie is the hype train that the studios push out then nine times out of ten you will be disappointed. This is the case with Wanted starring the flavor of the month John McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman.

Wanted begins with McAvoy's character Wesley talking about how shitty his life is. If you thought Mr. Anderson in the Matrix had it bad, then you will identify with Wesley's plight. He's pathetic and he knows it. His matrix is a dead in life at age 25. Unlike the lifeless Neo/Mr. Anderson however there is a dark and a sinister edge to Wesley's self loathing which is darkly humorous. As in all movies of this type he has a breakthrough (or breakdown whichever you prefer) after meeting with the person who wants to bring him out of his shitty life, which in this movie comes in the top heavy form of Angelina Jolie. Eventually he has enough of his craptacular life, tells his bitchy boss how he really feels about her, and starts his training with the ominously titled Fraternity. They are a group of assassins who perform killings in interesting and totally implausible ways. That's alright though, this movie is science fiction, not science fact.

The effects are well done, over the top yes, but still pretty good. Not that special effects are that difficult to accomplish these days what with computers and green screens. The action scenes are inventive and after which leave you sitting there saying, "hey, that was pretty damn cool!" The big gun fight at the end where Wesley decides he's had enough is slick stylized gun play at its best. Think the lobby scene in The Matrix only bloodier and more violent.

All in all, Wanted didn't disappoint me. It wasn't a dialog heavy turd like V for Vendetta, which is one of my all time most disappointing movies. Wanted balanced itself very well and it also will probably be in my dvd collection when it is no doubt released later this year.

-Twiz

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