Wanted

[fbhjr]

This morning my wife and I went to see Wanted.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/

It was OK.
20 years ago when we were writing the comic book together, there was a class of beings that was VERY similar to the concept of this movie.
Seeing a movie based on such a similar idea made me like it more than I think I would have otherwise.

I did like the cast. Morgan Freeman I almost always like. Terence Stamp has been one of my favorites for ages.
Even Angelina Jolie, who I guess I’m one of the few who does not find her attractive, does a good job acting.
Thomas Kretschmann gets about two sentences of dialog, but my wife and I both thought he did well just expressing things with his face on screen.
The director has done other movies I liked.

But, it never seemed to really come together for me. I think they spent too much time making Mr & Mrs Smith meet the Matrix, and not enough time making Wanted.

And, the main character never really connected with me. Only the final line in the entire movie made me feel anything for him.

But, I still like the concept…

Comments

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

"Even Angelina Jolie, who I guess I’m one of the few who does not find her attractive"

Sometimes, in certain angles and makeup/lighting effects, I think she looks great (ie, the movie poster for Mr. & Mrs. Smith she looks stunning IMO), but much of the time I don't find her that attractive either. So, you're not alone.

I think you're suffering residual 5th degree syndrome regarding your comics suddenly coming to life on the Big Screen...That or Big Govermnent is just getting better at being subtle in reading our minds. :D

[perrin-o-ravnos.livejournal.com]

I saw it as well. I enjoyed for everything but the ending. the very ending good, the pre-ending ending was so...well is was bs and rushed is what it was lol.

[evrgreen.livejournal.com]

I don't think that we're going to watch this movie - Jolie doesn't do anything for my wife, and I don't find her very attractive either - I think that she has become somewhat of comic-book self caricature for the most part, if that makes any sense. Sure, if I was in a bar and had a few drinks under my belt, I'd talk to her, but that would be it.

I guess that we are also having too hard of a time suspending all of our beliefs in physical laws to want to watch this movie and enjoy it. But, we seem to be able to have more success at doing so with other graphic novel characters (Spiderman, Batman, Fantastic 4, etc.)... maybe it is our lack of familiarity with the stories and characters that this film is based on, maybe it is the actors (though I also generally like Morgan Freeman in anything he does).

[mythfish.livejournal.com]

I went in with very low expectations and found myself pleasantly surprised. There were some things that I couldn't quite suspend my disbelief enough to get into (oddly, it was the rats...not the parrying bullets with other bullets).

I actually identified with the main character quite a bit. I think it was his initial situation I sympathized with. I actually applauded in the theater during the quitting his job scene.

The ending was sadly a bit predictable, and I had difficulty refraining from yelling out some Darth Vader lines during the train scene.

But overall, I enjoyed it and I don't find Angelina particularly hot either. I mean, I wouldn't say no to her, but if I had my choice of any actress in Hollywood she wouldn;t even come close to making the list.

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

I agree about the rats. I find it hard to believe that he had what was needed to get that many hooked up. And, shouldn't he have had to put the peanut butter inside the place? Why did they go in?

Shooting bullets goes with what they were supposed to be able to do, so I didn't mind that. (Although I don't think they understand how bullets work. Despite that, I won't argue physics with a comic book movie.)

It wasn't bad. I didn't feel cheated for my money.
But, I think with just small adjustments it could have been much better.