This week is proving to be a goldmine of movies by Russian filmmakers. You may have noticed the endless ads for the big Hollywood production Wanted, starring James McAvoy (Atonement) and Angelina Jolie (UN Refugee Agency). However, did you know that this was directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the Kazakh director of raucous vampire action films Night Watch, Day Watch, and the possibly upcoming Twilight Watch? This Tarantino-esque director provided an extra treat to the non-Russian-speaking viewers of his film Night Watch by doing things with the subtitles that subtitles never thought they could do before, such as burn up in a wisp of smoke, or collapse like broken glass. Now here comes Wanted, which Todd McCarthy of Variety describes this way: “Like it or not, Wanted pretty much slams you to the back of your chair from the outset and scarcely lets up for the duration.” Starts June 26th at a multiplex near you.
