I must say Wanted is one movie worth watching just for the fun of it. It was cool, wicked fun, and I’m not even one who usually line up for action flicks. I’m not sure if it’s fair for me to say that the movie has no substance whatsoever. I enjoyed the movie, although a few hours after watching, there’s nothing much to look back and get excited about anymore. Wanted is all action; it’s about the adrenaline rush, the Matrix-like scenarios, the impossible stunts; it’s about guns and knives, fast cars and trains; it’s about people beating each other up and killing in cold blood. The car-chase scenario at the beginning of the film is so improbable, as most of the stunts are, but it gets you to think that no matter how shiny and expensive those cars are, you won’t need to adorn them of anything, not pontiac accessories, not lexus accessories, and not even mitsubishi accessories. More than anything else, Wanted is about Angelina Jolie. I do like James McAvoy (loved him in Becoming Jane, liked him in Atonement) and he was a good fit for the character Wesley. Morgan Freeman is, well, Morgan Freeman. But it is Angelina Jolie who lights up the screen. She gives us another kick-ass heroine that is as believable as the choreographed fight scenes. But no matter how underdeveloped the character is (which doesn’t really matter because of the film’s very simple plot), you’ll pine for her. When I watched this film last year at the cinema, I swear I heard more than a few swoons when in one scene, the camera pans to Fox (Jolie) giving out an amused, condescending smile, head tilted and body all poised and confident. It is a testament to Jolie’s star power that in this film where anybody can die as fast as you can swat a fly, Fox cannot be killed, unless it’s by her own hands. I think people don’t really expect substance from this movie. But if you’re looking for some mindless fun, then watch it and enjoy the ride.
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