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Hanna has the plot of a Hollywood action blockbuster but the style of a European art movie--and this unholy hybrid is fascinating to watch. Hanna (Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones) has been raised by her father (Eric Bana, Munich), an ex-covert agent, for one purpose: to murder the American agent, Marissa Wiegler (Cate Blanchett), who murdered Hanna's mother. Hanna thinks she succeeds and escapes, but she's actually being followed by Wiegler, who will go to any lengths to exterminate the girl. Hanna could have been little more than a tween reboot of La Femme Nikita, but in the hands of director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) the movie spends as much time on Hanna's budding relationship with a girl on holiday in Morocco as it does on Hanna's capacity to kill. Even the action scenes have atypical rhythms (and one violent sequence occurs in a long, sustained shot that will make film geeks squeal with glee). Hanna is visually sumptuous, emotionally delicate, and completely unlike any other action flick you'll see. The ending goes flat as disappointingly banal plot mechanics take hold, but up until then, Hanna combines genuine thrills, unexpected complexity of character, and an unusual electronica soundtrack into an enthralling film. --Bret Fetzer
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A techno fairy tale,
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This review is from: Hanna (DVD)
Hanna, played with complexity by Saoirse Ronan (Atonement), is no cape-wearing wannabe super-hero raised by her father to fight crime; she is more Jason Bourne than the X-Men's Rogue or Batman's Robin, and she has been raised and trained in total isolation. The first time we see her, she is hunting reindeer in a snowy wood. It is soon made clear that she is doing so not for sport but to feed herself and her father.She lives with her father (Eric Bana) in a snow-capped cabin straight out of a fairytale, and this is no accident. Hanna, the movie, is a techno-fairytale, complete with a woodsman-like father, a princess with a secret mission, a lupine antagonist, a trio of trolls and, of course, a happy, friendly gnome. Modernism is provided not only by the plot but by a thumping, grinding and gleefully effective soundtrack by the Chemical Brothers; hyped up, Run Lola Run-style visuals; and Bourne-worthy action set pieces filmed with the art-house sensibilities of a director who knows how to balance style and substance, and knows when the former should be allowed to eclipse the latter. To achieve innovation, to get something different from an action movie, the most effective thing a studio can do is hire a director who does not usually direct action movies. This is not to say that any director can or should be making action films. But directors like Christopher Nolan, Duncan Jones, Sam Raimi, and now Joe Wright, have shown that sometimes it isn't enough for studios and producers to think outside the box, that they might have to invite someone from the outside in and tell him to go ahead and rework the box entirely. Hanna is an action film, but it refuses to be categorized as such, insisting that it feels just as comfortable slotted in with the art house crowd, the fish-out-of-water drama and, yes, the fairytale. Hanna is a deceptively inventive, enjoyably surprising, and ultimately entertaining film. I look forward to watching it again.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out of the mouth of Babes.,
By Parizade (Vancouver Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hanna (DVD)
First of all it is wonderful to see a young new talent burst on to the screen.I saw Saoirse Ronan in 'Atonement.' and I thought she was a future star going places.She is quite compelling in her roles, whether as a murdered teenager in the 'Lovely Bones',or her recent foray in to the world of a Science Fiction/ Art Film on par with 'Run Lola Run.' and the 'Bourne Identity.' I listened to and read all the Reviews and I decided to go ahead and watch it for my self,and I was not disappointed. The film is beautifully photgraphed and keeps one on the edge of one's seat as Hanna decides she is ready to tackle her father's adversary, brilliantly played by another rivetting actor,Cate Blanchett. Hana is unaware he is not her father and the scene between her and her supposed father tenderly played by Eric Bana is painful to watch. The actions scenes are electrifying as one watches a young girl just out of pubescence outwit,outshoot,and decimate the opposition.As Cate Blanchette's character says 'Oh My.' when she sees Hanna in action. The sound track is a pulsing score by the 'Chemical Brothers.'and adds to the tension. Saoirse has the ability to portray a wide range of moving emotions from steely resolve in dealing with her antagonist Marissa, to a caring friend in the tender scene with her first female companion. For those who say there is no plot,look at the film again and see the subtext of Eugenics. I won't spoil it for you but the clue is in the 'House of Grimm.' I think Hanna will be the first film in a Series as the sub text is obvious and cannot be adequately explained by one film.I hope I see a Series here! 'Hanna.' is worth seeing and I give it five stars. 'Hanna.' is worth seeing and I give it five stars. Hanna's comment on `camera obscura'first described by the Arabic scientist ibn Alhazan in the year 1021.' is not correct . Alhazan spoke Arabic but he was most likely a Persian,not an Arab. camera obscura is the Latin term for the idea of optic projection first described by the Chinese in 470-390 B.C.,Aristotle 384.322,B.C. , Anthemia's of Trilles in Byzantium, who used the idea of camera obscura to design the Hagai Sophia Church in Constantinople, renamed Istanbul in 20th century Ibn Alahazan was a late comer to the development of the idea of' ` camera obscura' and he built on the protype of others.The idea was not original to him,and he was not the first to describe it! Share your own related images Hanna Saoirse Ronan
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!!!,
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This review is from: Hanna (DVD + Blu-ray + Digital Combo Pack) (Blu-ray)
Recommended good movie. It was an experience and thrilling adventure. The chemical brothers really outdid themselves with the soundtrack. Fast shipping and great service.
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