Wanted

Cast
James McAvoy
Morgan Freeman
Angelina Jolie
Common
Terence Stamp
Thomas Kretschmann
Screenwriters
Michael Brandt
Derek Haas
Chris Morgan
Director
Timur Bekmambetov
Running Time
109 minutes

Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. 25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. Until he met a woman named Fox. After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. With wickedly brilliant tutors—including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan—Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny. (Universal Studios)

The action is terrific but the problem is that even at the end the characters were strangers to me. Wesley Gibson's (James McAvoy) the main character and although given the most screen time and numerous voice-overs remained an unbelievable caricature of a person and everyone else we learn virtually nothing about, including Fox (Angelina Jolie) whose back story is limited to one short flashback.