Wanted... or not?

There's the big epic pic of the year, that features Angelina Jolie at least. Gun battles with a humourous loser in the lead (loser until he gets a GUN anyway!).

And, basically... it's good. Nice enough in it's way. Guy joins fraternity of assassins, leaves trail of dead bodies everywhere they go, no-one seems to mind... yeah, I can see that happening. The big revelations aren't that surprising, but it's all an excuse to show slow motion shots of bullets wanging through the air anyway. The plot doesn't reach huge depths, but then it doesn't need to.

(It started life as a comic. Same basic ideas...ish. No alternative reality and supervillains, and there are actually non-white people in the world. Wow. Can't complain about some of the simplification done for the movie, because the whole alien race bit is a bit... over-egging the pudding, as it might be put. Definitely should check out the comic book roots, but not entirely necessary.)

Of course big names in the lead, James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman... and I managed to recognise Marc Warren before seeing his name in the credits. At least one of those names will be a drawcard for decent acting, and it isn't the woman with the big... lips.

One of those movies that suffices without really being overly engaging. A rainy-day sort of movie. Something to check out if you're already at the cinema and don't fancy ABBA.

[END]