Wanted (2008) 8/10

Starring : James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann
Director : Timur Bekmambetov
Running Time : 106 mins

Wesley Gibson (McAvoy) works in an office and is something of a loser in life, but when he discovers that he is the son of a successful assassin and shares his father’s incredible abilities, he finds himself being whisked away into a life of espionage and assassinations amongst a group known as The Fraternity.

It’s always a risk when you make an action movie that tries to be tongue in cheek, but I think the guys who made Wanted got it spot on. The effects are so ridiculously OTT. Amd McAvoy plays his character so cluelessly, that the mixture makes for a funny yet violently satisfying action flick. Well worth watching, not just for the ridiculous effects but also for the ridiculous plot points.

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