Cool film for action lovers, not so good for serious filmgoers

Rating: 6/10 (3 January 2009)

First of all, despite what everyone keeps saying, this is not a S@$t film, its not the worst film ever etc, etc.
Good stuff about it: - Good cinematography and sound: this was really good, it really fits an action movie. - Its entertaining and suspenseful - Great FX: the explosions and gore and stuff was great in it, as is most Box Office films these days, but it was really good in this. - Some good ideas during the plot and things - Some bloody cool fight scenes and stupidly far-fetched scenes - The ending is awesome as well
There's the highlights, there obviously a bit more good about it.
Bad stuff about it: - Some people won't really like the far-fetched-ness of it, but I think in some parts it really adds to it - The music is annoying, generic and way too ... sculpted for the film: like near the beginning, one of the first songs playing is basically describing what James McAvoy is thinking. - James McAvoy is really weak in some parts of this film: some of his acting is just horrible especially in the intro with his voice over (which is just a rip-off of Fight Club), but some parts his does really well - Even though its far-fetched, some parts are just too unrealistic or rash to really consider like how his panic attacks are some genetic superpower or how he learns how to be an assassin like right away - Doesn't really keep to the graphic novel, but was a good interpretation of it, but maybe some parts of the graphic novel wouldn't have looked as good on film.
Overall, it was good, if you're a serious movie-goer into more realistic action and less super-powered assassins, give it a miss.
If you're into just watching an OK film, do it, it's cooler than most action movies that came out the other year.
If you're into The Matrix, Fight Club, Die Hard, this could be for you, as it takes some ideas from those films.