Thursday, November 03, 2011

Hanna


Hanna is terrific!

Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is smart, athletic, capable, and almost entirely innocent.  Her father (Eric Bana) taught her how to hunt, shoot, and fight, but nothing of the actual world and the people in it.  When the deliciously evil Cate Blanchett comes after them both, young Hanna must learn on the run.  And learn she does.

And so goes a fast, exciting action thriller punctuated with rousing set-pieces and propelled by a driving electronic score.  Hanna’s fights make sense in that we know who is doing what to whom and why.  Her journey makes sense both in terms of her personal development and its service to the plot.  We care about her, we hate her enemies, and we have a great time at the movies.  What more can we ask for?

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