mark millar and myself have never quite gelled. a comic book loving friend of mine has encouraged a deep hate of the guys work and it appears to have stuck, so wanted passed me by on its original theatrical release this year. as it was a dirt cheap price on pre-order and and im a sucker for a summer blockbuster on a cold winter night i decided to pick this one up last week. as the actual concept of the comic book (loser finds out his father was a magneto/dr octopus/green goblin style super villain and he is his expected heir) i was kind of disheartened to discover that the film deviates from the original plot quite significantly, despite the story being appoved of by millar himself. add to this the macguffin that holds the whole film together is known as the loom of fate (it does exactly as it says on the tin) and i figured i would i'd pretty much hate the whole thing. alas i was surprised to fid that i really enjoyed wanted. mcavoy was an apt leading man, jolie performed as expected/required and morgan freeman added the usual gravitas to the elder role, with surprise of the day coming in the form of director timur bekmambetov's fellow night watch-alumni konstantin khabensky as the rat utilising bomb expert.
stylistically i felt as tho bekmambetov held back slightly. the film wasnt as over the top as night watch, tho thats not to say that wanted isnt bonkers as all hell, its just not as visually innovative as bekmambetov's previous work.
