What do you expect? It's a Summer Flick.

Rating: 5/10 (12 July 2008)

This is the first movie I've ever really wanted to review. This is because it is the first movie, after Indiana Jones, that I enjoyed, yet really disliked.
James McAvoy stars as Wesley Gibson, a nothing accountant who is constantly screwed over by life, until he's roped into the Fraternity, a group of assassins who feel that their mission is to create order. With the help of Fox (Angelina Jolie, who acts her part well yet looks too thin to seriously kick anyone's ass) and Sloan (Morgan Freeman, who always does well), Wes transforms into a talented killer who, after several major plot twists, finally takes control of his life.
THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD My concerns with this movie, however, are: -The slow-motion scenes. This movie obviously is quite a bit like the Matrix, but I still don't like those scenes. In the beginning, they were crappy, weird, and irritating; once explained, they got somewhat better. However, I never truly enjoyed them and I feel that if used more sparingly they could've been more effective.
-The idea of the Fraternity. Assassinating to create order? All the Fraternity members manage to do is kill tons of innocent bystanders with their unnecessary gimmicks. This, in no way, creates order, but rather is a weak excuse. Which brings us to: -The Loom Of Fate. You could take this many ways: other comments have mentioned it as a correlation to the ways that many blindly do whatever something tells us to: we don't think for ourselves. This is interesting, and a cool plot point, but it still disturbed me greatly; the one thing that disturbed me more was the blind acceptance. You can say Sloan was a bad guy (and he was), but at least he thought for himself.
-It would make my physics teacher cry.
However, I enjoyed the acting, and if I had the choice to go again, I probably would. I recommend people see it and make the decision for themselves.