Wanted

Notice the poster. First person you see is Angelina Jolie. Enticing. Makes you think, "Oooooh, this is gonna be good! Angelina with a gun!" Or at least somewhat good; reminiscent of Mr & Mrs Smith... Turns out, the main character ISN'T Angelina at all...








It's this guy , whose only other noticeable film credit is The Chronicles of Narnia. {Yes, he has done other things... Atonement, The Last King Of Scotland, and Becoming Jane}, but in this movie he is almost unnoticeable, even when he becomes "dangerous". By the way, if you don't know his name by now, it's James McAvoy...

This movie is so far fetched in so many ways. I love a good story, a good make-believe. But not when you are trying to pass it off as present day reality. Do you really think that those of us who suffer from anxiety attacks could shoot the wings off of flies if only we learned how to "control" our attacks? That just seems way too unlikely...

Angelina does play the sexy assassin; she seems to fit that role perfectly. But McAvoy just can't play the part he was cast very well at all. He muddles in it, and when he is supposed to be cocky, he just looks like one of those poor schoolyard nerds who, in a moment of triumph after winning the national chess tournament, gets slapped a high five by the prettiest nerd in the room...

The action is there, the story is there, and even some of the right actors are there. But if they would have just cast a better leading man, the movie would have been a whole lot better. Mr. McAvoy can act, there is no question about that; just not in this kind of film...

So, dear readers, don't waste money on this film. Check it out for free if you can. The action and the story are worth your time. The ending is good; you really don't see the twist that comes.

So, all and all, I give this movie three stars:

The effort was there, and the writing was ok... If you can believe some of the far fetched things the writers want you to, {which anyone with an imagination can, I assume, for the sake of a story} than you will enjoy watching Angelina shoot 'em up and drive some nice, fast cars and kill some bad guys. :)

Check it out on the IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/.

So, dear readers, until next time... Happy viewing!! ;)