This is one of the most violent films I have seen in some time. Numerous people are shot in the head, knifed, beat to a bloody pulp, and all this happens consistently throughout the 110-minute running length of the picture. It also contains some of the strongest language I have heard in a film. The F word is run together with the name God and Jesus on several occasions. After the screening I heard a man comment to his friend, “That had some really strong language in it.” Yes it does. The story itself is not enjoyable unless people like to see images of blood and constant death. A young man who is going nowhere in his job and has a witch for a boss is targeted to become an assassin. There are a few surprises in store for he and the audience by film’s end, but it is not worth enduring all the violence on screen. This one is as far from a family-friendly film as the east is from the west and we cannot award our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal to it. I believe James McAvoy is a talented young actor but he sure missed the boat with this one.