Based on a graphic novel, the violent tale revolves around Wes (
James McAvoy), a 25 year-old office worker who hates
his life. His boss berates him, and he can’t even tell his slutty girlfriend to stop sleeping with his best friend. But his world is suddenly rocked when Fox (Angelina Jolie)takes him on the ride of his life. She takes him straight to The Fraternity, a centuries old legendary group of hired assassins who live and die by their code: Kill one to save a thousand. Seems Wes’ long-lost father was a member who has just been whacked, and he is now summoned to join up and unleash the inner killer in his genes. After a rigorous training regimen in which he is almost beaten to a pulp, he emerges as the organization’s new golden boy and finds self-esteem in his new exciting alternative lifestyle. However, the group’s enigmatic leader Sloan (
Morgan Freeman) may have other plans in store for Wes that he isn’t quite sharing at the moment.