Wanted

3.50
    Wanted
    2008

    Synopsis

    Doormat Wesley Gibson discovers that his recently murdered father - who Wesley never knew - belonged to a secret guild of assassins. After a leather-clad sexpot drafts Wesley into the society, he hones his innate killing skills and turns avenger.

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    Cast

    • James McAvoyWesley Gibson
    • Angelina JolieFox
    • Morgan FreemanSloan
    • Terence StampPekwarsky
    • Thomas KretschmannCross
    • CommonThe Gunsmith
    • Kristen HagerCathy
    • Marc WarrenThe Repairman
    • David O'HaraMr. X
    • Dato BakhtadzeThe Butcher

    Recommendations

    • 100

      The Hollywood Reporter

      This over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all.
    • 90

      New York Magazine (Vulture)

      It takes about an hour after it's over for the heart to slow, the brain to recalibrate, and the nonsensicalness of the thing to sink in.
    • 80

      Variety

      Like it or not, Wanted pretty much slams you to the back of your chair from the outset and scarcely lets up for the duration.
    • 80

      Empire

      Not as dark as its source material, Wanted works exceptionally on its own terms. McAvoy crashes the A-list, Jolie finally gets to be as big a star on screen as she has been in print, and Bekmambetov proves the most exciting action-oriented emigré since John Woo.
    • 75

      Premiere

      If you're looking for memorable dialogue and gripping drama, then you better get in line for another flick. But if it's spellbinding special effects and high-wire acts you crave, Wanted should be at the top of your list for big budget thrill rides.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      Brutal, sexy, built to thrill and minus a scintilla of redeeming social value, the movie -- based on a series of comic books by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones -- explodes like summer fireworks.
    • 70

      Village Voice

      In the end, Wanted may be most notable for cementing the connection between superhero movies and the cinematic craze they have temporarily supplanted, torture porn--both genres that, like "Fight Club," address our ambiguous fascination with being powerless and invulnerable at the same time.
    • 60

      The New Yorker

      As nonsense goes, this has a certain gusto and glee, and what dismayed me was that Bekmambetov felt the need to spice it with the addition of coarsely chopped violence.

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