To Love “Wanted” or Hate It…That is the Question

Posted on 30 June 2008 by geniekate

Inspired by fellow Hollywire blogger Syndeee’s post on this past weekend’s box office champ “Wall-E,” I feel compelled to leave my two cents about last Friday’s other big Hollywood film, “Wanted.”

Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy in “Wanted”

Starring Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, new “it” boy James McAvoy and the one and only Angelina Jolie (yes that is her buff arm holding the shiny gun on all the posters as if you should be wondering), I ventured out for happy hour and an 8 pm showing last Friday figuring it couldn’t be too bad. Between McAvoy, who I thought to be by far the best part of the otherwise dull “Antonement” and Jolie, who deserves some lovin’ after her a-m-a-z-i-n-g turn in last summer’s “A Mighty Heart,” I was pretty psyched.

Morgan Freeman with James McAvoy in “Wanted”.

However by the end of this action film following a group of assassins, my friend Maya, a HUGE Angie fan herself, was doing her makeup ready to go for round two of happy hour margaritas. Next to her, I was literally laughing out loud at some of the hokey dialogue thinking that no one in the entire theater could have actually been enjoying the movie by this point in the game. But after trying to get a refund and writing a scathing review for my college paper (much to the dismay of the other editors) it seems moviegoers are split.

“Wanted” is either one of those movies you love or you hate and I need to hear from fellow Hollywire bloggers and our devoted readers alike as their reactions to the film. I’m trying to understand my opposition but looking back at one of worst films I’ve seen in a long time ever, I need justification for your opinions either way. Why do you share my sentiments in loathing the very existence of this film OR why do you think you would go back in time and choose to spend $10 plus on this again.

I’m begging you Hollywire, you’re my only hope!



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2 Comments For This Post

  1. ksouthall Says:

    i hate angelina jolie she bugs me

  2. K Says:

    I SEEN WANTED LAST NITE AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THE PREVIEWS GOT ME FOR SURE. ITS ONE OF THOSE MOVIES U HAVE TO LOOK AT AGAIN AND ANALYSE. IT HAS A HIDDEN MEANING. I DIDN’T WANT NO DAMN HIDDEN MEANING, I WANTED A GOOD A** MOVIE. IF I WAS EBERT AND THAT OTHER GUY I GIVE IT A THUMBS UP…AND A THUMBS DOWN

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