Director: Joe Wright
Year: 2011
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett
Synopsis:
A father (Bana) and his teenage daughter, Hanna (Ronan) live isolated on the outskirts of a forest in Sweden, the one, an ex CIA agent, has rigorously trained and prepared the girl to become a skilled assassin. After her training is complete she is sent out on a mission, avoiding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative (Blanchett) who has her own mysterious agenda.
Review:
Hanna is full of exciting action sequences which, when coupled with the pumping techno soundtrack (The Chemical Brothers), make for tension-filled scenes. The film features loads of great dramatic camerawork and cinematic techniques. Terrific car and foot chases throughout the film make this an awesome experience. Cate Blanchett is particularly good as the ruthless intelligence operative who would stop at nothing to eliminate Bana and Ronan. There is an incredible eight minute tracking shot during one of the chases (featuring Eric Bana) on foot in Berlin. Although Saoirse Ronan is a promising young actress I feel she is miscast in the role of a ruthless assassin. She is very slight and not particularly convincing as a fighter who can take on and beat many men bigger than herself. The plot is riddled with holes, but the director redeems himself with the epic action sequences and the exciting storyline.
Hanna is full of exciting action sequences which, when coupled with the pumping techno soundtrack (The Chemical Brothers), make for tension-filled scenes. The film features loads of great dramatic camerawork and cinematic techniques. Terrific car and foot chases throughout the film make this an awesome experience. Cate Blanchett is particularly good as the ruthless intelligence operative who would stop at nothing to eliminate Bana and Ronan. There is an incredible eight minute tracking shot during one of the chases (featuring Eric Bana) on foot in Berlin. Although Saoirse Ronan is a promising young actress I feel she is miscast in the role of a ruthless assassin. She is very slight and not particularly convincing as a fighter who can take on and beat many men bigger than herself. The plot is riddled with holes, but the director redeems himself with the epic action sequences and the exciting storyline.
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