Wanted: More Movies Like This

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2008)

James McAvoy plays an accountant who escapes the daily grind to join a fraternity of assassins (who weave cloth). They weave, not as cover, rather to determine the name of their next target - deciphered from microscopic blemishes in the weave as has been the traditional for thousands of years.
If you can run with this - and I urge you to try - you're in for a rare treat: an innovative, invigorating, slick, sucker-punch of a film that'll leave you clapping with glee by the end.
The action, special effects and CGI are fantastic, but all blend seamlessly into the plot, not sticking out like tenuously connected set pieces (Indy IV take note). The violence is pretty brutal, but this is action, not horror - it's all pretty comic book in style as you would expect from a comic book film.
McAvoy is brilliant and totally pulls off the full range required of him: from down-trodden office worker to action hero and most deftly of all, the man in between (where most of us reside). The American accent is totally believable too, in short, this film confirms that McAvoy can act brilliantly whatever the role.
This is definitely one of those films you just need to go and see. Take a plunge. The plot, patently, is ludicrous, but this is a two hour cinematic experience, sheer entertainment. It's not going to change your life (unless you're an accountant on the edge perhaps); it's not going to educate you about anything worthy (although it is useful to know that rats love peanut butter). Just sit back and enjoy a brilliant action film quite unlike anything you've seen before.
Must see.