Independent Viewing: 3

Wanted 

Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov

Released: June 12, 2008

A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

Awards

Academy Awards, USA 2009

Nominated Oscar	Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Chris Jenkins Frank A. Montaño Petr Forejt
	Best Achievement in Sound Editing Wylie Stateman

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2009

Nominated Actor

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Jophery C. Brown Norman Douglass Nick Gillard Martin Hub Eunice Huthart Rick Le Fevour Alicia Skirball

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2009

Nominated Saturn Award

Best Fantasy Film

BET Awards 2009

Nominated BET Award

Best Actor Common For Street Kings

BMI Film & TV Awards 2009

Won BMI Film Music Award

Danny Elfman

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2009

Nominated Critics Choice Award

Best Action Movie

Empire Awards, UK 2009

Won Empire Award

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Superhero

MTV Movie Awards 2009

Nominated MTV Movie Award	Best Female Performance Angelina Jolie
	Best Kiss Angelina Jolie James McAvoy
	Best WTF Moment Angelina Jolie

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 2009

Nominated Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film Wylie Stateman (supervising sound editor) Harry Cohen (sound designer/sound editor) Ann Scibelli (sound designer) David Stanke (sound editor) Ann Scibelli (sound editor) Margit Pfeiffer (sound editor) Jon Title (sound editor) Hector C. Gika (sound editor) Branden Spencer (sound editor) Jeffrey Wilhoit (foley artist) James Moriana (foley artist)

National Movie Awards, UK 2008

Nominated National Movie Award	Best Action/Adventure
	Best Performance - Male James McAvoy
	Best Performance - Female Angelina Jolie

Teen Choice Awards 2008

Nominated Teen Choice Award

Choice Summer Movie: Action Adventure

Reviews

• User - c_p_c (USA) "Not a bit of substance...but, who cares? When the film ends you will realize how simple it is and how ridiculous it is about 75% of the time, but you won't care. The film makes up for every flaw by smearing the screen with mind-bending stunts, unique filmography, and breathtaking visuals - yes, Ms. Jolie is one of them. It will be painfully obvious that all the simple plot details were just the framework and the real substance of the film lies not in its intricate story, but in the execution of its stunts and action."
• User - whlrguy (USA) "To The Extreme. An abundance of profanities and over the top action sequences that are beyond extreme fill the screen in a dizzying array of visual adrenaline. Holding you in a tight breathtaking grip with its interesting visual techniques, humor and acting. I definitely recommend this deliberately humorous, action packed, violent, profane, to-the-extreme film to be seen on the big screen."
• Wanted may not be some super original but it doesn't need to be to astound an audience. 

"Wesley's Breakdown" clip has a great range of camera shots, and has a really good combination of dramatic diegetic and non diegetic sounds. The sound and the close ups are key for the tension in this clip, and the acting from the main character is strong which captivates the audience. 

In these two clips of the same scene "Vipers vs. Van", the action is carried out in such an extravagant way that forces the audience to glue their eyes to screen so that they don't miss a single second. It is so exciting because of the diegetic sound; the wonderful shots from various angles. The audience is able to see everything and ultimately feel as much anxiety over the situation as the character. The zooming at 1:28 is so effective in resembling the pulsating from all of the adrenaline. The flip of the car at 1:43 is astonishing, and a classic perfect moment for slow motion.