My weekly (not really) film review

This blog entry has possible spoilers for the movie Wanted.

I watched Wanted (with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman) last Friday night with Erin and Jess. I was looking forward to it very much, mainly because the critics had said it was pretty good, Morgan Freeman rarely does a bad movie, and Angelina Jolie is freaking hot. The beginning had promise and the style of the camera angles and editing reminded me of Fight Club. I was expecting Tyler Durden to pop on the screen any moment. Plus, the idea of a regular Joe becoming a lethal assassin is really cool.

Throughout the movie, the main character is kind of a wuss. When he starts his assassin training, the audience expects him to develop into more of a hardcore killer, but he remains a pansy. There is no character development until the end of the movie. In my opinion, the writers should have made the main character much more confident, especially after undergoing the extensive and violent training that he endured.

Next, the editing of the raw footage was done very poorly. The clips were spliced together in a very quick fashion, all while the camera angles were so tight that the viewer couldn't decipher what he was looking at. I felt like I was back in elementary watching Pokemon or some other anime cartoon as the scenes were so quickly cut from one to the next. Wanted was just visually exhausting to watch.

I know...I'm being really hard in this film, considering it was made only for entertainment, and not for any sort of serious statement. But honestly, I just expect more out of modern filmmakers. It seems like there is so much crap that comes out of Hollywood that movies should be more intelligent and thought-provoking. (Then again, maybe Hollywood is just trying to appeal to its target audience of stupidity.) To be fair, Wanted is a fun, entertaining movie. But when you go see it, don't expect an epic story or twist, but instead expect amazing visual effects and computer generation. (Plus, Angelina is very sexy.)

Final Conclusion: 6 out of 10