The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

The story may build more slowly than most action fans would prefer, but keep watching. The farfetched series of seemingly random pieces of past and present converge well for dramatic weight, if not for probability. Most of the package, including some fine performances, warrants a 6 or 7. But the penultimate action sequence in which Fable is set upon by seemingly endless minions in and around a high-rise apartment building is among the best of its type you can find. Think of Jackie Chan's frenetic agility on various scaffolds and multi-level structures - minus the comedic touches - and that lengthy sequence is what boosts this one up to an 8.