Placing Stone at the head of a team of unreconstructed musclemen reframes their schoolboy banter as something to endure rather than enjoy – a point underlined in a scene where Stone and Vivienne get to chat with none of the lads around, and for once simply talk about life outside work. At times, Wanted: Dead could be an astute parody of revered '80s action films. Most fascinating in these sections, however, is how they bounce like a rugby ball between dumb cliché and sharp self-awareness. "I don't know, how does it feel going down on your sister?" comes the reply. "How does it feel to be a grumpy alcoholic?" one asks another out of the blue. But perhaps because it's so off it remains captivating, from these beginnings to exchanges that erupt apropos of nothing during missions. Their macho chit-chat has all the flow of a bad cough, peppered with awkward pauses, unplaceable accents and non sequiturs. Next we fast forward to a diner where Stone is relaxing with her fellow zombies – a trio of action men whose names I've already forgotten. But the production values are already struggling to convince, with some strangely stilted voice overs leading the way. She's a cool customer, with her facial scars, cigarette habit, and casual demeanour as she accepts a deal to skip jail in return for joining an elite police 'Zombie Unit'. First, you meet cybernetic super soldier protagonist Hannah Stone, who's serving a life sentence in prison for something or other. Wanted: Dead secretes a trashy charm from its opening cutscenes.
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