Yeah, it was cool in the Matrix Trilogy where Neo and his pals could slow down time and dodge bullets. Wanted, however, pushes the extremes even further with the ability to curve bullets... Though far fetched, it's entertaining to watch. The movie itself is average and enjoyable. The cast is acceptable and the special effects were well done. The story is the only thing that really can be criticized. The movie was based on the graphic novel of Mark Millar and J. G. Jones.

The premise of the movie revolves around a guild who are weavers by day and assassins by night. The fraternity is lead by Mr. Sloan (Freedman). Him and his guild conduct routine assassinations on random people whose names come out of a string loom called "The Loom of Fate" (epic phail on this story...). Not the most creditable and thought out story, but whatever, it has guns and Angelina Jolie, right? The main character, Wesley Gibson (McAvoy), gets recruited to the guild by the tough pistol bearing babe, Fox (Jolie). Through her training along with the rest of the specialists in the guild, Gibson learns their rigorous ways and begins to assassinate people with them. However, he eventually begins to understand and realize his past about his elusive father and how he was connected with the guild.


I'll be honest, there are more plot holes in the story than you can shake a stick at, but that doesn't seem to be the point of the movie. It's an action thriller, and that's exactly what it brings to the table. The cast is aided by some veteran actors along with the newcomer James McAvoy, who, to give him credit, plays his character notably well. The veterans, Jolie and Freedman, also man their parts indisputably well as we all hoped. Honestly, without those two I think the movie wouldn't have done nearly as well as it did at the box office.

The special effects is where this movie shines. The amount of time that the designers spent on the scenes with slow motion bullet-time and the car chase scenes must have been substantial. The end results of their hard labor are pretty fun to watch. For example, one of the assassinations that Wesley carries out takes place on a train. No, not in the train, on top of the train. With precise timing and concentration, Gibson shoots and curves a bullet into a window to hit his target as he's passing by on the speeding train. All you can do is sit back in your seat and chuckle at the obscurity of it all, but hey it's Hollywood; they can do what they want.

As for memorable factor? You'll probably forget the movie the day after you see it. I'm not saying it's a terrible movie; I'm just saying that it's nothing we haven't already seen: guns, excessive violence, slow motion, and Angelina Jolie. To give it credit, I'll probably watch it again sometime when it's out on video, however with ticket prices pushing past $10 in most theaters, I'd suggest going to see The Dark Knight or WALL-E if you'd like to get more bang for your buck.