Guide Note

This page contains reviews of Universal Pictures action film Wanted. The film which stars James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie, opened on June 27, 2008.

The movie received an overall rating of 64 from Metacritic and a 74 from Rotten Tomatoes.

Fast Facts

1. Release date: June 27, 2008
2. Director: Timur Bekmambetov
3. Screenwriter: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Chris Morgan
4. MPAA rating: R
5. Run time: 110 minutes
6. Distributor: Universal Pictures
7. Based on the comic book series written by J.G. Jones and Mark Millar

Stuck in a boring job, Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is thrust into a life of intrigue and violence when he discovers he has inherited the power to kill from his deceased assassin father.

• James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson
• Angelina Jolie as Fox
• Morgan Freeman as Sloane
• Terence Stamp as Pekwarsky
• Thomas Kretschmann as Cross
• Kristen Hager as Cathy

"It's trash, but I love it anyway. Brutal, sexy, built to thrill and minus a scintilla of redeeming social value, the movie — based on a series of comic books by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones — explodes like summer fireworks."— Rolling Stone¹

"There are two ways, equally valid, of looking at "Wanted": (1) as a go-for-broke action movie of mixed quality and modest but definite entertainment value, or (2) as a sick, sick movie for a sick, sick public."—San Francisco Chronicle²

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