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Wanted
I never read the comic, but I've heard it doesn't quite follow the storyline. It doesn't make a lot of sense and it's message seems to be that you actually can solve all your poblems with a gun, knife or exploding rat, but regardless, it is a fun, flashy, loud and over-saturated ride.
Timur Bekmambetov delivers on the visual promise of the Nightwatch franchise and really throws the kitchen sink at this one. The first 30 minutes are pure deep-fried gold. James McEvoy is snarky and fun as the lead. Morgan Freeman says "mutherfucker" which elicited some rather nervous laughter from the audience who have clearly become acccustomed to seeing him play God lately. Cameos from Terrence Stamp & Thomas Kretchman are lovely, the locations are stunning and Angelina Jolie really needs to eat a fucking sandwich (yeah, I know she's preggers now, but she looked like a head on a stick in this film.)
It ain't great, but of all the summer action flicks so far, this is the one that truly demads dseeing it on the big screen - and other medium (no matter how kick-ass your home theater system is) can only cheapen the visual spectacle.
7.5/10
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Last edited by Roderick Usher; 07-03-2008 at 08:20 AM.
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