Movie: "Wanted"

NOTE: This is a migrated entry.

So I was invited to go see this movie a little while back. Mind you, it's been years since I've actually gone to a movie theater to watch a movie. This one seemed interesting. However, a number of issues ruined the experience.

First, the theater smelled like urine. Yes, urine. As though it'd never been cleaned. And this is AMC - once known as the best movie theater in the United States, now just a pale shadow of its former glory, as Edwards Cinemas and the drive in easily make AMC look small time. Second, the actual showing room was extremely tiny - I'd say maybe 50 seats. That's pathetic for a movie like Wanted, and made me think they just didn't care. Yet "WALL-E" gets a huge theater and is half empty. Great. The only seats left were two rows from the screen - horrible on your eyes and senses. Especially since AMC still uses analog film reels and projectors to show the movie.

To the movie itself: I said it before and I'll say it again. The first 40 minutes of the movie felt like a cross between "Office Space" and "The Matrix". There were red staplers, offices, training, running, etc. I was really not impressed at first. As the movie progressed the plot fleshed itself out quite nicely, but the first bit was rather painful. Apparently this was a movie adaptation of a graphic novel, so I didn't expect much, however I did expect more than what I got. "Sin City", I felt, did a much better overall job at fluidity and continuity than this one. This felt like some frat boys got together and slapped a storyline together, which added to the lack of impression.

Do I recommend it? You might like it...but personally I say it's a rental. Not worth the theater visit.