Film info

• Title Wanted
• Director Timur Bekmambetov
• Year 2008
• Run time 1hr 40m
• Genres Crime, Action, Thriller
• Tagline Choose your destiny

Slick, fast-paced action thriller in which a mundane office worker is transformed into a lethal assassin. Wesley Gibson's life is one of dull routine. Trapped in a dead-end office job, unappreciated by his boss, and cheated on by his girlfriend, Wes has accepted that he's never going to amount to much in life. But all that changes one day when he meets the enigmatic Fox, a member of a secret society of assassins named The Fraternity who want to recruit Wes into their ranks. Dealing out death as ordained by fate itself, the society's leader, Sloan, tells Wes that the father he always thought was dead was actually one of their top assassins, and that following his recent murder, he must now avenge his father's death by releasing the dormant powers he has inherited. Although reticent at first, Wes quickly warms to both the task and the icily-sexy Fox, as he discovers his natural aptitude for the job at hand whilst despatching the bad guys with supremely energetic efficiency.

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There were some elements of this that I thought might make it a good film - great cast, stylish and fun action sequences, but I just couldn’t deal with it. The first problem was bullets going round corners, you need a real good reason for that to be a thing, and I’m not sure they had one. Secondly, the film-making was so jittery and intense that the car chase sequence was completely nauseating so I don’t think I could have watched much further even if I’d wanted to.

Rating: Unrated