Average action movie

Rating: 7/10 (10 September 2008)

I came into this movie with higher hopes than I left with. I was expecting a decent performance, based on McAvoy's the King of Scotland and Atonement. However this movie failed to live up to those two.
There is much self-narrative dialogue by McAvoy. I couldn't help but feel like I was watching a rendition of Fight Club (Pitt and Norton). However the narrative was weak and distracting.
At no point in this movie did Wesley Gibson transform into an amazing assassin. There were simply two scenes where he successfully kills someone.
The fact he killed his dad couldn't have been easier to see coming.
The key to this movie is action. The fight scenes were fun to watch, along with the comedic timing. Just don't watch it expecting much. The music was distracting, the characters were unbelievable and the overall direction of the movie seemed to go in circles.
Good rental (Redbox for $1, woot woot!). Don't waste your money on the blu-ray.