{"id":120,"date":"2008-07-07T18:08:49","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T02:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayivey.com\/wordpress\/?p=120"},"modified":"2008-07-07T18:12:01","modified_gmt":"2008-07-08T02:12:01","slug":"is-wanted-wanting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/is-wanted-wanting\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ray.ivey1\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starkravingray\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-rss nolightbox\" data-provider=\"rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/MyFeedName\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rss\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/rss.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-instagram nolightbox\" data-provider=\"instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/starkravingray\/\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"instagram\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/instagram.png\" \/><\/a><p> Directed by Timur Bekmambetov<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in\">Starring: James McAvoy,  Morgan Freeman,  Angelina Jolie,  Thomas Kretschmann<\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><strong>Wanted <\/strong><\/em>is trash,  but it\u2019s reasonably entertaining trash.   After several days of seeing crunchy whole-grain granola independent films and documentaries,  I wanted to see something that blows up real good.   The movie is directed by Timur  Bekmambetov,  who also directed the Russian <strong><em>Night Watch<\/em><\/strong> movies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The movie deals with McAvoy,  playing an uber-nerd in a nothing job in a nothing apartment in a nothing relationship,  suddenly gets recruited by Angelina  Jolie,  who represents \u201cThe Fraternity, \u201d an ancient order of assassins.   What follows is formulaic,  though the action is first-rate (particularly a sequence when a train dangles off a heartbreakingly high bridge).<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The movie is also morally reprehensible.   Totally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You should only see it if you are a huge fan of Jolie\u2019s (I understand there are a certain number of movie fans who fit this description) or want to see things blow up real good.   Me,  I am smitten with Mr.   McAvoy,  which is the main thing the movie has to offer me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">McAvoy is a short,  slight guy,  but this belies a very athletic background.   He\u2019s a championship boxer,  for one thing,  and his physicality and strength add tremendously to his screen presence,  not just in this movie,  but in everything he appears in,  with the possible exception of <strong><em>The Chronicles of Narnia:  The Lion,  The Witch,  and the Wardrobe<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">And with that shocking run-on sentence,  this post is done.<\/p>\n<p><div itemprop=\"aggregateRating\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AggregateRating\">Average Rating: <span itemprop=\"ratingValue\">4.9<\/span> out of <span itemprop=\"bestRating\">5<\/span> based on <span itemprop=\"reviewCount\">292<\/span> user reviews.<\/span><\/div><\/p><p>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n  \"@type\": \"Review\",\n\"datePublished\":\"April 29, 2026\",\n  \"itemReviewed\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Product\",\n    \"name\": \"Male Enhancement Pills\"\n  },\n  \"reviewRating\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Rating\",\n    \"ratingValue\": \"4.9\"\n  },\n\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"LegitScript\"\n  },\n  \"reviewBody\": \"Excellent quality at low price. 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