Release Date
June 27, 2008
DVD Release Date
December 2, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
108 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality
Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov--creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the "Night Watch" series--"Wanted" tells the story of one invisible drone's transformation into a dark avenger. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a superhero for a new millennium: Wesley Gibson.
25-year-old account manager Wes (James McAvoy) was the most pathetic, cube-dwelling hypochondriac the planet had ever known. His... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Review by Nathan Samdahl (B+)
I agree with John Stewart's interview with James McAvoy, saying that this movie "should suck, but it doesn't." For all intensive purposes a story about a thousand year old fraternity of assassins who get their directives from a giant loom should not be good. Especially, when the background of the fraternity is only explored in a cursory manner and the story only allows for few and brief moments of character development. Full movie review »
I agree with John Stewart's interview with James McAvoy, saying that this movie "should suck, but it doesn't." For all intensive purposes a story about a thousand year old fraternity of assassins who get their directives from a giant loom should not be good. Especially, when the background of the fraternity is only explored in a cursory manner and the story only allows for few and brief moments of character development. Full movie review »
