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Tagline:
Choose your destiny.Plot:
A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(127 articles)
Protest Over Bond Trailer (From WENN. 4 September 2008, 5:02 AM, PDT)
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Loser + Gun = Hero? Naahhh.... moreUS Showtimes:
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Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality.Parents Guide:
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USA:110 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:16 | USA:R (certificate #44457) | New Zealand:R16 | Japan:R-15 | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | Brazil:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U (with warning) | South Korea:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | South Africa:16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:18SG | Japan:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:16MOVIEmeter: 
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Screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas named several of the movie's characters after people from their college alma mater, Baylor University. Robert Darden, the name of Wesley's first target for assassination, is the writing professor in whose class they first met. (They have used the name Darden for the first victim in several other films, as well: 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)). Sloan, the character played by Morgan Freeman, is taken from the university's previous president, who was forced to step down under pressure from faculty and alumni. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Wesley returns to his apartment to retrieve his father's gun, Barry's missing tooth is clearly blacked out. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Wesley: [voice-over] It's my anorexic boss's birthday. This means there's a certain amount of inter-office pressure to stand around the conference table, eating crappy food and pretending to worship her. Acting for five minutes like Janice doesn't make all our lives miserable is the hardest work I'll do all day. My job title is account manager. I used to be called an account service representative, but a consultant told us we don't even manage our clients, and to not service them. I have a girlfriend who I neither manage or service. That's my best friend Barry fucking her on an Ikea kitchen table I picked up for a really good price. I'm finding it hard to care about anything these days. In fact, the only thing I do care about is the fact that I can't care about anything. Seriously, it worries me. My name is Wesley Gibson. My dad walked out on my mom when I was seven days old. Sometimes I wonder if he ever looked into my baby blue eyes and asked himself "did I just father the most insignificant asshole of the twenty-first century"?
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Every Day is Exactly the Same moreFAQ
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Hot chick, guns and a bad message = zero. Another review compared this to the Matrix, and that couldn't be further from the case on every level. I love a great action movie, and this is not that. The last monologue of the movie actually made me feel sick to my stomach because it drives home how intentionally this movie poses violence as a solution to disempowerment. Not exactly a message we need to hear in this day and age. It probably delivers for the Fast and the Furious audience, but if you're looking for quality entertainment, I'd recommend looking elsewhere. What the f have I done lately? See this movie...and it was a big disappointment.