| From my review: "the great action-thrillers of years past, like Die Hard or Lethal Weapon, worked so well primarily based on that strong human connection with the lead characters. The action movies of recent years, besides being quite generic and bland in terms of their plot and execution, featuring by-the-numbers cinematography and the same stunts and action scenes we’ve already seen, are sub-par primarily because they lack truly down-to-earth characters we can genuinely identify with. Wanted, after a dry season in the genre, gleefully brings us back to the first camp. Also, the film is so relentless in its over-the-top intensity, wild cinematography and haywire action scenes, I was so engaged in it that I didn’t even feel the need to use my brain even once. So sure, Wanted doesn’t have much of a brain nor much of a heart, but it delivers sheer, pure entertainment in its most absolute, heart-pumping, seat-grabbing, eye-popping form." In short, I guess I pretty much agree with the consensus. It's goofy, silly, completely over-the-top... but because it never ceases to be like that, and it never really takes itself seriously, then your brain just lets you shut off and enjoy it for what it is. Because it's a fantastically entertaining movie; I love those scenes in movies where people do impossible things with such ease, it's just so fucking awesome and it gets you all giddy and excited. So yeah... this movie is the shit, even if it has no brain and no heart! I had a really great time, which is what's important. 7/10. |