Wanted (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition)
From Universal Studios
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #69 in DVD
- Brand: Universal
- Released on: 2008-12-02
- Rating: R (Restricted)
- Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
- Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
- Dubbed in: French, Spanish
- Number of discs: 1
- Running time: 110 minutes
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
As the impresario behind gravity-defying Russian blockbuster Night Watch, it's inevitable that Hollywood would come calling for Timur Bekmambetov. With a studio budget and an international cast, including two Oscar winners, Timur cooks up a Hong Kong-styled actioner bursting with fast cars and big guns. Our unlikely hero is mild-mannered Chicago accountant Wesley Gibson (Atonement's James McAvoy), whose father died when he was a tot. Wesley never learned to stand up for himself, and his girlfriend, boss, and best buddy all take advantage until the seductive Fox (Angelina Jolie) rescues him from a sharpshooter named Cross (The Pianist’s Thomas Kretschmann). After which, she whisks him away to a mansion on the edge of town to meet the other members of the Fraternity, where leader Sloan (Morgan Freeman) informs Wesley that Cross, a rogue agent, executed his father. Sloan believes Wesley has the goods to take him out, so he undergoes the Fraternity's brutal training regimen (Marc Warren and Common dish up some of the abuse). When he's ready, Sloan sends him out to fulfill his duty, but matters become complicated when Wesley finds out someone isn't telling the truth, leading our former milquetoast to exact an elaborate revenge. For those who've been following McAvoy's career to date, Wanted will surely come as a surprise. In adapting Mark Millar's comic series, Timur offers buckets of blood and a smidgen of depth, but fans of The Matrix and Mr. and Mrs. Smith will want to give this one a look. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Customer Reviews
Another Cool Angelina here
Actually Angelina plays sub- and important role in this movie. Morgan Freeman also plays another important sub role. Angelina developed another type of cool play, maybe favor of her experiance as Lara Croft. Story is cool also as well as exciting, entertaining.
great fun if you don't take it too seriously...
I love it when people review movies like this and complain about them being unrealistic or having plot holes. Movies like this are about suspension of disbelief. They're meant to be fun and over-the-top; they're not supposed to be Citizen Kane. If you're looking for a fun action movie that will wow you with visual effects and stunt-work, and also make you laugh a couple times, this is the movie for you. It's also a great Blu-ray disc for showing off your home theater system.
Amazing
This is an amazing movie the special effects sends this movie to the top in my book.One of the best movies I ever purchased...The sound track is Fantastic...A must see
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