Wanted (2008) - [Blu-Ray]

Movie

Rating: R (strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality)
Length: 110 minutes

Video

Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (1080p High Def)

Audio

ENGLISH: DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio
FRENCH: DTS 5.1 Surround
SPANISH: DTS 5.1 Surround

Captions

English, French, Spanish

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Plot

A man with a dead end job, panic attacks, a cheating girlfriend and a pain in the butt boss is thrown into the life as a professional assassin after a simple trip to the grocery store. He learns how to manage his panic attacks and do some remarkable things like bend the path of bullets. All of this is taught to him by the agency his dad worked for; the same agency that is helping to train him so that he can avenge his father's death.

Pros

Simply put this movies is a lot of fun with tons of special effects. The creators of this film are apparently fans of "The Matrix", some of the things in this film were obviously taken from it. Morgan Freeman does a very good job as the wise leader of the Agency and for those of you that can't get enough of Angelina Jolie (something I don't believe I'll ever completely understand), she's in front of the camera for much of this movie playing yet another role as an ass kicker.

Cons

More plot holes and unexplained situations than you can throw a stick at. What's with the loom delivering binary codes within the weave that, once deciphered, will disclose who is to be killed?

Extras

"Stunts on the L Train" Featurette
"Special Effects: The Are of the Impossible" Featurette
"Groundbreaking Visual Effects: From Imagination to Execution" Featurette
"The Origins of Wanted: Bringing the Graphic Novel to Life" Featurette
Alternate Opening
Assassin Profiles
Picture in Picture
Digital Copy
U-Control: Wanted: Motion Comics
U-Control: Scene Explorer

Recommendation

This is an extremely enjoyable popcorn-eating action flick loaded with special effects. I'm glad I went ahead and purchased this movie on Blu-Ray, it was worth the couple extra bucks. To enjoy this film you will simply have to sit back and watch/listen, don't try to think to hard about everything. Will this ever be considered a classic? Absolutely not. Will it see the inside of my PS3 again in the future? Absolutely!