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Wanted (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 177 Fresh: 129  Rotten:48 Average Rating: 6.6/10
 
Consensus: Wanted is a fast-paced, crackling thrill ride tailor-made for the Summer audience.
 

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality

Theatrical Release: Jun 27, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $133,734,905

Synopsis: Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov—creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch series—Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an... Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov—creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch series—Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a hero for a new generation: Wesley Gibson. 25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie). After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors—including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman)—Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny. --© Universal Pictures [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Kretschmann, Common

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Screenwriter: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Chris Morgan
Story: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
Producer: Marc E. Platt, Jim Lemley, Jason Netter, Iain Smith
Composer: Danny Elfman

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Sem alcançar qualquer peso dramático, O Procurado é puro estilo e nenhuma substância, é verdade. Mas, às vezes, é o que basta.

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08/22/08
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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4/5

What we've got here is the ultraviolent version of Harry Potter.

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08/17/08
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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08/01/08
Sydney Morning Herald
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Wanted is a virus of a movie, infecting the audience with its irresistible thrills as the nerdy hero morphs into a spectacular killing machine

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07/28/08
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile
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Guilty pleasure or ripping escapism, it's a wild explosion of a film that rides high on its extravagant script and blows us away by its surreal action scenes.

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07/28/08
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile
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2/10

Never has a mainstream movie made more of a fetish from splattered brains.

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07/22/08
Stephen Himes
Film Snobs
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4/5

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07/18/08
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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3/5

It's one thing to laugh along with a live-action cartoon, but once Wanted starts playing it straight, we start to groan.

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07/17/08
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
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4/5

Take a slice of The Matrix, stir in pinches of X-Men and Da Vinci Code and garnish with a sprinkling of Hellraiser - and Wanted sounds like a re-heated Sunday roast. Add the bloody viscera of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and you'll think it's a dodgy dish

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07/14/08
Victor Olliver
Teletext
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The plot has its share of holes, but for those who like shutting off their brains but discovering they might be thinking deeply anyway, Wanted is a worthy diversion.

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07/10/08
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today
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2.5/4

Don't drink an energy drink before seeing Wanted; your head might explode from over-stimulation

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07/10/08
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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As long as you check your ethics at the door, there's nothing wrong with reveling in its skillful brand of sociopathic mayhem.

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07/08/08
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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Too ridiculous to be entertaining and too long to keep everyone's attention. If fate were only so virtuous as this film would have us believe.

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07/07/08
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
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Wanted's torture-training, its depiction of murder as sport and its feeble justification for a thousand years of slaughter suggest a broken moral compass.

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07/04/08
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
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7/10

The phrase, imitation is the best form of flattery, has been said to death. But, since there is a lot of death in Wanted I figured I was allowed to break it out again.

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07/04/08
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review
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Wanted is like the last of big budget porn, throwing around endless style along with massive fake boobs and enough smoke to choke a Scott.

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07/03/08
David Poland
Movie City News
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Whether you find the whole thing thrilling or exhausting will depend in large part on the health of your adrenal glands.

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07/02/08
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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Wanted' is an action oriented film that gives the audience what they want and then some.

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07/02/08
Wilson Morales
BlackFilm.com
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... when Freeman, Jolie, McAvoy and the rest get a chance, there's even some decent acting going on. It's almost as if the great Loom of Fate dropped a stitch and willed it.

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07/02/08
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News
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