So the trailer for Wanted, Universal’s big, summertime, action-happy assassins tale starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie, elicits intrigue and shrugs in almost equal fashion. It also includes narration from costar Morgan Freeman. Really? Isn’t that, like… totally a cliché by now? I won’t likely be catching this weekend’s Meet the Spartans, but I’m pretty sure the Date Movie guys will be honing in on that device of faux-solemnity shortly, if they haven’t already.

The English language debut of Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, who crafted the edge-dancing, apocalyptic fantasy action thrillers Night Watch and Day Watch, Wanted seems to have style in spades, no doubt. And there may or may not be a really hot love scene between its stars. But isn’t this just destined to play on a double bill with Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and seemingly made entirely for that reason? And also, isn’t this story basically just a slightly more grown-up version of the plot from Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker? Just sayin’…