On June 27, the long awaited film "Wanted" comes out in the theaters. I was lucky enough to see a sneak preview of the first english-language film from Russian director Timur Bekmambetov this past Wednesday, and I have to say, if you are somewhat into action flicks, it is certainly worth checking out!
Starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman, it is the story of Wesley Gibson (played by McAvoy), a 25-year-old self-proclaimed nobody who works in a cubicle, has a girlfriend who cheats on him with his supposed best friend, and whose father walked out on him when he was just a baby. In short, he thinks he is a loser and refuses to do anything about. Then one day Fox (played by Jolie) comes walking into his life and says she knows his father and that he was in fact an assassin. Fox recruits Wesley into The Fraternity, a secret assassins society, who seeks to train Welsey into the assassin he was born to be. From there, all hell breaks lose and McAvoy is transformed from a loser into a trained killer, seeking revenge upon the assassin who killed his father only days earlier.
Morgan Freeman plays the stoic character that you probably have come to expect from him. He is Sloan, the head of the assassins order that ensures order in the world. Sloan, however, is somehwat of a badass and has some Samuel Jackson-esque one liners that had me laughing with glee.
Angelina Jolie plays Fox as a cold hearted assassin, who is Sloan's right hand (wo)man and trains Wesley into a killer. She has an affection for Wesley, but does not let that get in the way of the code by which she lives...the Fraternity assassinates the names they are given because the death of one could save the lives of thousands.
The film is full of twists and tons of action, but for those that are squeamish, there is a ton of blood. It takes American action film to new levels...in the same way that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon took martial arts films to a new level (thanks Pope!). For that reason I say that if you are into action films, go out and see it...you will not be disappointed.
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