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"Fox" rests just the wrong side of bland, her character is completely one dimensional, not only do you really not get to know much of Fox during the movie, neither do you care. There is almost this hidden sub-plot of potential romance between Fox and Gibson, but in order for this to work effectively you need to feel love for both the characters, and apart from the storyline involving Fox and her origins, you get to know little more about the character than when she first appears on screen.

Morgan Freeman's character of Sloane has potential, but this is ruined by the considerably rushed movie finale. While the character of Cross is just a sort of hazy blur, a revelation about the character develops about 20 minutes before the movies climax, but again rather like Fox you really don't care, there is not enough development to make this a suitably poignant moment. Then there is Terrance Stamps character Pekwarsky the only character other than Gibson who has any real potential, but his role is limited to the best part of five minutes, coming and going like a silent breaking of wind.

I really didn't get Wanted, and that needs a little explaining; I got the story I just did not understand it's purpose; a movie so incredibly adult, but built with a child's mind. Having gone over the top with the violence, and wowed us with the phenomenal and very different special effects; the third part is the story which to be honest might not have enough legitimacy to entertain a five year old. Why was everything so horridly rushed? Why did none of the secondary characters get any chance of development? And why with the exception of effects and cast did the movie look so terribly low key, rather like it's star James McAvoy had not actually progressed from what is a pretty standard low budget British movie, how on earth can a movie look so good quality and so low beat at the same time?

I guess after this you'll not be surprised to hear that I don't recommend seeing this movie. When it turns up somewhere that seeing the movie costs you nothing, like a television screening or a free DVD rental then maybe, just maybe it might be worth your attention, but don't expect to be as impressed with the movie as you possibly were with the trailer.

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