Wanted (the movie) Review.

We went to Wanted (the movie) this afternoon. You can find my sister's commentary of it Here.

And while 10,000 people do die, and it's terribly violent - that's not even the start of what was wrong with it.

So - you take 1/6th part The Matrix physics, add 1/6th part Fight Club punches, sift in 1/3rds Original Star Wars familial relations, add 1/6th Rocky blended with Karate Kid till smooth, and then sprinkle with 1/6th Office Space without the humor - then, put it in a broken food processor for editing, leave it out in the sun for a day till all character interest and empathy evaporate (or wait - maybe something that was never there in the first place, can't evaporate) - knead it till the scientific explanations are tough and stringy. Finally - add a marinade of off-key soundtrack - and cook in 500 degrees with a guy behind you who keeps saying "Oh - Shit!" and serve on a warm plate of The Da Vinci Code semi-historical conspiracy theories.

Then shoot yourself in the head - and you'll have the idea of watching Wanted.


The real issue for me is - you have a great cast... how did it go so terribly wrong??? Even though the theories and background for the script are ridiculous - it still could have been a good film... if they'd gotten as star-studded a technical crew as they had actors. Instead - it seems like they spent their money on the faces and not the minds behind it - and the film is just Poorly Made. I guess this is what happens when you get a Russian Vampire expert to direct an America Sci-fi action movie...

boo.


P.S. The only technical place where they pulled in the talent was Danny Elfman on music... except the music was so Off... just off - the whole time. You could tell what they were trying to do with the music for each scene - you could see them making an effort, but it never worked, not once. Particularly with the more modern rock/alternative songs they tried to throw in, they just missed the mark.