Wanted

I watched Wanted on Friday. I've seen a lot of over the top action flicks in my time, and I can honestly say that this is one of them. There are a lot of aspects and considerations that must be made about this movie. The bottom line, however, is that this is a fantastic action flick. It is nothing more, and nothing less.

This movie is based on a creator owned comic book mini-series by the same name, but it is such a loose basis that without the title of Wanted, and a the names, you'd likely never have known that they were the same thing.

This is one of the few comic movies that I've seen where I've not read the original series, I was, however, aware of it. I am glad, however, because I feel that having seen this movie, I would have been very disappointed by it if I'd read the comic first. If you'd like to learn more about the original Top Cow Comic, hit up wikipedia.

Now, when you get over, or perhaps look past the difference between this movie and the the comic book, you'll find an excellent action movie. The film begins with a bang, or several bangs and a great deal of brain and skull splattering. We're then brought down to meet the hero of our tale, a mid-twenties loser who has become apathetic with a sardonic outlook on life. These things come from the fact that he knows he's a loser, that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend, that he's completely pathetic.

Then he meets Fox (Angelina Jolie), a beautiful bad-ass who is as deadly as she looks. We're treated to an amazing shoot-out, which is followed by an equally amazing car chase, which requires a great deal of suspension of disbelief as a delivery van is able to keep pace with a Dodge Viper. I could go on, explaining his meeting with Sloan, the leader of the Fraternity, and even explain the back story he's given about being one of them, able to control his mind and body, about how he must avenge his father's death. I could even go on about his training, where he's beaten mercilessly to be honed into a weapon.

I could even explain the twist, the rug you spend the entire movie waiting to be pulled out from under you, and when it comes, you basically shrug your shoulders and say, "yep."

Still, though, it's all very entertaining. It's wall to wall action with just enough story to make it worth watching, and the entire thing is wrapped up very neatly for you in the end so that you come out feeling quite satisfied.

What little acting that is actually required is good, but since it's mostly about the action, you don't really notice any hiccups. The effects are very good, you really believe you're seeing people's brains being blown from their skulls.

So, with all this rambling discourse, I should probably give my opinion outright. Overall, I really enjoyed this movie for the adrenaline feast that it was.