Wanted! Follow the money...if you can.

Rating: 6/10 (1 July 2008)

I like Angelina Jolie. And I like high-action adventure films, especially if they deal with secret societies. That's what the first 5 stars are for. But for me, there was one element missing.
Judging by the fancy cars driven and the size of the young assassin's bank account, "fate" must have deep pockets. So - where did the money come from to pay for all this? And, I don't just ask this in reference to the film's present circumstances but in light of the Fraternity's long history. Inquiring minds (like mine) want to know.
But I gave the film one more star because it's possible I took the film totally out of context. My theory? It's possible that this film was much simpler in its premise. This could be the story of a loser who is so psychotic that he "invented" this macho dream world of assassins and secret societies to prop up his nonexistent self-esteem. There were two hints of this.
---POSSIBLE SPOILER (if I'm right)---
1) Near the beginning of the film, we know that the guy has been prescribed a psychoactive drug to relieve anxiety ... implying that he might be a psychiatric outpatient.
2) Near the end of the film, he visits an ATM machine ... and it appears his bank account is back to zero (if it ever REALLY was better than zero in the first place). And immediately afterward, his body is mysteriously transported from the ATM machine right back to his terrible workstation (as if the whole movie was a dream sequence). And to get out of that situation, what does he do? He re-imagines his invented world in such a way that he's "on top" again. And remember that in the office AND in the very last scene, the scars of his theoretical ordeal have miraculously disappeared.
In short, it could be that this guy is, was, and will always be a loser trapped in a world filled with delusions of grandeur. That would make the whole film palpable, logical, and enjoyable - but only if you like films about nut cases suffering from delusions of grandeur. I don't.