Hanna : Movie Review




Directed by Joe Wright, Hanna follows a 16-year-old survivalist (Saoirse Ronan's Hanna) as she leaves her isolated home for the first time and embarks on a journey that eventually brings her face-to-face with a ruthless CIA agent (Cate Blanchett's Marissa). Wright, working from Seth Lochhead and David Farr's screenplay, has infused the early part of Hanna with an unapologetically disorienting feel that initially holds the viewer at arm's length, with the pervasive lack of context or exposition - ie why does Hanna want to make her presence known to Blanchett's character? - compounded by the film's deliberate pace. There's little doubt, however, that the movie receives a much-needed substantial jolt of energy once Hanna is captured by Marissa's agents, as Wright subsequently offers up a striking, downright enthralling action sequence revolving around the protagonist's escape from a seemingly impenetrable bunker.


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Author : David Nusair