Wanted

Wesley's (McAvoy) life is over—his pathetic, old one, anyway. Enter sizzling-hot and mysterious Fox (Jolie), who crashes into his life and introduces him to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins, led by the enigmatic Sloan (Freeman). Seems Wes' long-lost father was killed while working for the Fraternity and Wes is Wanted to target the rogue member who murdered him. But before he can complete his assignment, Wes must first uncover the dark secrets behind the Fraternity in order to determine his own destiny. (Gary Reber)

Special features include an alternate opening (HD 2:38); assassin profiles (HD 19:59); picture-in-picture; stunts on the LTrain (HD 2:30); three featurettes: Special Effects: The Art Of The Impossible (HD 8:27), Groundbreaking Visual Effects: From Imagination To Execution (HD 8:06), and The Origins Of Wanted: Bringing The Graphic Novel To Life (HD 8:05); the Through The Eyes Of Visionary Director Timur Bekmambetov featurette (HD 9:05); scene explorer from up to three different perspectives; Wanted Motion Comics: eight Top Cow graphic novel narration and sound effects (HD 13:55); an extended scene (HD 1:58); The Making Of Wanted: The Game; and a digital copy of the movie.

The 2.37:1 1080p AVC picture is superb, with excellent resolution and dimension. Deep blacks and well-delineated shadows enrich the imagery and heighten the contrasts. Fine textures and details are distinguished in the darkest scenes. The lighting design is engaging and sets the mood perfectly for each scene. Colors are well saturated and vibrant, yet naturally rendered. Blacks are rich and inky. There is no objectionable noise or other artifacts, including edge enhancement, which heightens the visual experience and contributes to the pristine three-dimensional look the picture often exhibits. This is a reference-quality picture with thrilling imagination. (Gary Reber)

The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is exciting and energized in numerous scenes and projects an enveloping holosonic® soundfield, with aggressive split surrounds. Dialogue is recorded well and is spatially integrated, though, at times the entire soundfield collapses to the monaural center channel. SPL levels are often extremely high, and along with deep bass extension and powerful LFE .1 effects, often below 25 Hz, delivers a riveting sonic experience that can be system threatening. The symphonic orchestral score is well recorded, with a dynamic presence and good spatial width and depth. The textile mill scene is awesome in the sonic sense, with machinery sounds that fully envelop the soundfield. Special sound effects and Foley are perfectly integrated, and the music fully supports the thrilling drama throughout. At its conclusion, this is an exciting sonic experience. (Gary Reber)