See this movie. No, really, SEE THIS MOVIE!

Rating: 10/10 (25 June 2008)

SOME SLIGHT SPOILERS
I just saw an advance screening of this movie this afternoon. It was fantastic. Other reviewers have compared Wanted to The Matrix - I can see where this comparison comes from, but Wanted is a far, far better movie - with actual intelligence (and not a small amount of humour) as well as some really excellent action sequences.
James McAvoy presents an admirable main character, whose initial situation will be familiar to anyone who has ever held a dull office job. Morgan Freeman fulfilled all expectations as the older, mentor-type character. The rest of the Fraternity were excellently portrayed. Angelina Jolie was a surprise - I had expected that she might be the film's weak point, but in fact she did an excellent job portraying Fox.
And... well... there are the rats. And the peanut butter. (Also... did anyone else recognise the Exterminator (the Russian character) as Anton from Night Watch and Day Watch?) Summing up: Excellent. Ten stars. In fact, I wish I could score it higher than ten, as I think it deserves more. Timur Bekmambetov is a director to watch... if he can produce more movies like this, he'll go far.