Well done yet not satisfied enough

Rating: 8/10 (17 September 2008)

I can't help but to want more out of a good action flick. Is that wrong? I am looking for something better than the Matrix and Terminator 2, and this movie came close. Real close. I think it would have been in contention back in 1999. But still, this movie is ahead of its time. Why? Because it's like the Matrix with a plot twist. An actual good one at that. The sense of humor in this film is wicked, and it has some nice action and car chasing. The main character James McAvoy does well in his evolution from the anxiety prone desk jockey into a cocky super-assassin with tricks up his sleeve. Angelina Jolie is still nice to look at in some scenes. Morgan Freeman is deceptively good in this film too. The only reason why I give this movie 8 for 10, is because of the many used concepts from yesterday. Still, it had it's own style and it's own tricks to make this movie worth watching again.