Review: Wanted

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Review: Wanted
The Screening Log found this 6/29/2008 on www.cinematical.com [flag]
If Timur Bekmambetov is the Russian David Fincher, then Wanted is his Fight Club : bloody, brutal, funny, lightly satirical, and all about a nobody who shakes himself from his reverie and becomes a real man. There aren't many deep themes here (not as many as there are supposed to be, anyway), but who cares? The stylized violence and unapologetically ludicrous action sequences are the ... [link]

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‘Wanted’ web reviews
Published 6/29/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... • Cinematical’s Eric D. Snider thinks “Wanted is full of such visual poetry, as well as several slam-bang action scenes that suggest the Russian fellow might have a long career ahead of him in Hollywood, if he wants it.” ...

Wanted — Assassins for Fate…
Published 7/7/2008 by fitz at Lair of the Green Knight
... was the soundtrack. Danny Elfman did an amazing job of pulling together a variety of songs and composing some very cool tracks. I’m going to have to find this one somewhere for my collection. But overall I enjoyed the flick. I’ll give it 3/4. Definitely one to check out on DVD if you miss it at the theater. Until next time… go see a movie! –Fitz Related articles by Zemanta Review: Wanted Review: Wanted [Movie Review] WANTED Angelina Jolie Is Kickin’ ...

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Listen to what Jeffrey and Alison have to say about James McAvoy as an American badass and Angelina Jolie as a killing machine...
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Angelina Jolie Will Bring Boys To Their Knees

OH NO!! found this 6/27/2008 on justjared.buzznet.com

Angelina Jolie will bring boys to their knees in her new action thriller Wanted , according to a movie critic for the New York Times . Manohla Dargis says, “ Ms. Jolie has been perfectly cast as a super-scary, seemingly amoral assassin ...
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Urgent!! Angelina's Doctor Needs To See Her - Stat!

superstar posted 6/29/2008 from www.babble.com

Professor Alain Treisser, who is the head of gynaecology at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, where Angelina Jolie is rumored to be thinking of giving birth to her twins there, needs to see her ASAP! Hot water! Towels! Tongs! Stat! Oh wait, that's only on TV. But seriously, he needs to see her now....
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Hunter Stephenson’s Movie Review: Wanted

The Screening Log found this 6/29/2008 on www.slashfilm.com

The following review contains very minor spoilers. Similar to applying an exact birth date to new slang, it’s difficult to gauge whether director Timur Bekmambetov ( Night Watch ) has invented a new language for the modern action film with  ...
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Box Office: Cuteness Will Always Triumph

POPSUGAR -- Insanely addictive. found this 6/30/2008 on buzzsugar.com

The cutest robot to hit the screen in a long time, Wall-E , proved irresistible to audiences over the weekend, earning the top spot at the box office with an estimated $62.5 million. According to Variety , this is the third best opening for a ...
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