Wanted

While watching the movie "Wanted" its almost impossible to miss the correlations to The Matrix. The main character Wesley (James McAvoy) is working a dead end going nowhere cubicle job with a boss that is constantly on his case and a best friend that is banging his girlfriend. Wesley is a pushover and lets everyone and anyone take advantage of him. It isn't til about 20 minutes in the movie that he runs into Fox (Angelina Jolie) and realizes that there just may be more to his mundane life than he had thought.

The action in the movie is definitely breath taking and will leave you at the edge of your seat. Every action scene is well done and there is a lot in this movie that you have probably never seen before. The curving bullets, the slow motion fights, and the intense car chases all borrow from movies like the Matrix but instead do it better using the modern day technology the Wachowski Brothers didnt have 10 years ago.

Overall, the movie has a pretty solid plot with a twist that comes halfway through. It isn't exactly reinventing the wheel in the genre and probably won't have enough material for a good sequel but as far as summer blockbusters goes this had all of the ingredients. I'd definitely advise watching this in theaters for the full effect but try to catch a matinee. A good movie with some great acting, a plot that leaves a little to be desired but you can't go wrong with a half naked Angelina Jolie.

7.5/10