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James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie’s “stylish” action thriller has just been added to Prime Video

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The 2008 action-thriller “Wanted”, starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie, is now available on Prime Video in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

As a gamer, I’d put it like this: In the world of Marvel’s creative genius Mark Millar and the mastermind behind Kingsman, I found myself drawn into a tale where an ordinary desk jockey like me gets tapped to join an elite league of covert killers, shrouded in secrecy.

At that location, he acquires the knack of harnessing extraordinary talents like deflecting bullets. He then employs these abilities not just for retribution against his father’s killer, but also to survive as he himself turns into a marked man.

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has a critic rating of 71% based on 205 reviews. The general agreement among critics is: “Wanted” offers an enjoyable blend of style and energy, with entertaining performances by Angelina Jolie (as a skilled assassin), James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman that help mask its excessively outrageous storyline.

Amazon Prime subscribers or users on a free trial can watch the film at no extra cost.

The film, titled Wanted, proved to be a substantial hit at the box office, earning approximately $350 million globally from theater revenues, while its production cost was only around $75 million.

Although a sequel has been announced, it continues to linger in the limbo of production purgatory. As far back as 2020, director Timur Bekmambetov has revealed his thoughts on how a sequel could unfold.

As a modern-day gamer, I can hardly picture an assassin of our times dashing around with a firearm. Instead, they’d likely opt for advanced tech like drones or leverage the power of computers. After all, who needs a noisy gun when you can pull off silent hits from miles away?

“You don’t need to bend bullets anymore. You need to bend ideas.”

Apart from The Notebook, another movie from the 2000s has been added to Prime Video recently. This timeless romantic drama, featuring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, can now be streamed by our subscribers.

Wanted can be streamed now on Prime Video UK and Ireland.

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2025-04-17 17:19

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