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WANTED

An action packed movie, 'WANTED', directed by Timur Bekmambetov, definitely includes some scenes and ideas never before seen. By me, anyways. And I have seen a fair share of action films. Unbeknown to me, this film was based on a comic. However, this film was far from simple drawings. Although I was able to call out who the main characters' father really was before you actually found out, the story line was so detailed and so well mapped out, that I almost didn't catch it. There were a few other surprise elements in the plot as well. However, the dialogue of another main character, Sloan, played by Morgan Freedman, could have been cleaned up, and was reminiscent of Samuel L. Jackson's dialogue in 'Snakes on a Plane'. Wesley, played by James McAvoy, is the protagonist in this plot, who gets drawn into "The Fraternity" by Sloan. At one point, it seems that Fox, played by Angelina Jolie, and Wesley will end up together. However, fate (as the film woul...