What I expected but not what I Wanted

Rating: 5/10 (19 November 2012)

I really only have myself to blame for this. Having seen the trailers which show the stunts and the bending bullets I knew what I was in for: some mindless visual popcorn.
In many ways you have to just suspend your disbelief for this movie and then you can enjoy it more. If, like me, you struggle with that then this movie will irritate the heck out of you.
For me, the most entertaining parts of this movie were Wesley's (James McAvoy) interactions with his friend, his boss, his girlfriend. Like superhero movies, it's when the hero first discovers his powers that are the most fun as we can identify with him. However, once Wesley learns his trade and turns into some kind of cross between Superman and James Bond that it becomes a bit tedious.
Angelina Jolie adds the requisite hotness. Morgan Freeman adds the requisite gravitas. Neither of them break a sweat. Angelina in particular manages to maintain the exact same face for the whole movie which is quite an achievement.
There is also too many slow motion exploding heads for my liking. It takes gratuitous violence to an extreme.
Overall, if your brain is too tired to watch something good, this will divert you and frustrate you. Don't expect any more than what you see in the trailer though.