| | | Choose Your Destiny.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, Spanish, French, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Wesley's (James McAvoy) life is over -- his pathetic old one, anyway, and it's all because of a girl. Sizzling-hot Fox (Angelina Jolie) crashes into his life, introducing him to The Fraternity, a secret society of assassins led by the enigmatic Sloan (Morgan Freeman). Wes soon learns that his long-lost father was killed while working for The Fraternity and Wes has been selected to target the rogue member who murdered his father. But, before he can complete this assignment and determine his own destiny, Wes must first uncover the dark secrets behind The Fraternity.
"Angelina Jolie aims to please and shoots to kill." Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight
"This over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all." Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter
"The most visually inventive, trailblazing film of its kind..." Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
"Bekmambetov revs it up furiously and unleashes one bit of hyperactive, dazzling invention after another." Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian
"Relentless, in-your-face action." Todd McCarthy, Variety
Editor's Note
IN THEATRES MARCH 28, 2008Based on a series of graphic novels, this supernatural thriller explores the unbelievable transformation that occurs when a cubicle-bound nothing of a man learns he has magical powers.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Wanted - DVD Review By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 11/21/2008 4:31 PM | |
A scrawny, self-loathing office drone gets plucked from his humdrum existence by a steely, gun-wielding super babe, is mentored by a Zen warrior with limitless intelligence but limited patience, then endures harsh physical training to prepare for a deadly mission only he can complete. What sounds an awful lot like The Matrix is actually Wanted, an adaptation of Mark Millar's 2004 comic book miniseries by style-conscious Kazakh filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov....read the full review |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 4/14/2009 |
| Running Time: 110 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2008 | | Catalog ID: 61102058 | | UPC: 00025195016674 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Thomas Kretschmann | | James McAvoy | | Morgan Freeman | | Angelina Jolie | | Terence Stamp | | Common | | Mark Millar - Source Writer | | Gary Barber - Executive Producer | | Chris Morgan - Screenwriter | | Marc Silvestri - Executive Producer | | Adam Siegel - Executive Producer | | C. Mitchell Amundsen - Director of Photography | | David Brenner - Editor | | Marc Platt - Producer | | Michael Brandt - Story | | Iain Smith - Producer | | John Myhre - Production Designer | | Derek Haas - Story | | Jim Lemley - Producer | | J.G. Jones - Source Writer | | Jason Netter - Producer | | Danny Elfman - Composer | | Michael Brandt - Screenwriter | | Roger Birnbaum - Executive Producer | | Derek Haas - Screenwriter | | Timur Bekmambetov - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"Much of the entertainment value comes from jaw-dropping stunts and explosive action sequences, which are high-octane fun....Highly inventive..." 06/27/2008Los Angeles Times
"WANTED has audacity to burn....Jolie is all wolf, kohl-eyed and coldblooded....The adrenaline-overdose strategy works for viewers as well as hit men." 06/27/2008 Entertainment Weekly
"[T]here's global realpolitik glee to the filmmaker's fancy-splatter approach to violence." 07/11/2008 50 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "Bekmambetov understands pacing and escalation: set-pieces build in intensity, and each sequence is filled with inventive gags or gimmicks..." 08/01/2008 p.48 Sight and Sound
"[I]t rivets your attention....McAvoy's transition from anxious office serf to swaggering killer has some emotional depth and a runty, fearful stoicism." 09/01/2008 p.80 Premiere
"[I]ts speedily unfolding plotline doesn't disappoint, with as many twists and turns as its characters' stunning mid-air moves." 06/20/2008 Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Relentlessly paced, the film barrels by like the express train Jolie bodysurfs..." 12/01/2008 p.138 |
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