Hanna- Joe Wright

Hanna, a 16 year old machine that recites her knowledge like she is reading out of an encyclopedia, hunts and kills with deadly precision, and is always thinking on her feet, even when she is asleep. Trained by her father in a cabin in the Finnish woods she has matured into a teenager that has never seen the simple luxury of electricity, or ever heard music. Hanna has reached an age where curiosity compels her to leave everything she knows behind, to discover all this world has to offer. Before she can enjoy herself she must face those who will stop at nothing to kill her. The bounty on her head is far greater than she expected, and the truth about her existence will surface, but with a deadly price. 

Director Joe Wright has created a film where the story line is original and the camera work is aesthetically captivating. He has shown his talent in drawing out emotions from the viewer by way of camera movement and editing. In fast paced action scenes Wright utilized quick cuts to gain the full perspective of the movement of characters. His deductive and inductive editing between the general and specific really gave the film a more cultivated feel. There is also a lot of dynamic camera movement that would move quickly from low canted shots to aerial shots. And like any good film there is a lot of symbolism mixed in to augment the plot (deers, wolves, playgrounds)

The cast of movie came together very well and included Saoirse Ronan (Hanna), Eric Bana (Erik), and Cate Blanchett (Marissa).   Ronan gives us a cute and innocent girl with pretty blue eyes one minute, and a savage assassin the next. From this performance i believe she may be on her way to being the next Milla Jovovich. Eric Bana plays the normal family man/bad ass for his character as Hanna's father. A rouge agent running around Europe killing any C.I.A. agents in his way, very Jason Bournesque. And Blanchett stars as the C.I.A. agent that has sent off with her own hired assassins hunting for Erik and Hanna before they can reunite and vanish again. A cold hearted, trigger happy red head with no emotions, and no mercy. 

Overall a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. There is no over the top fighting sequences or an unrealistic story line. And also a great soundtrack compiled and produced by The Chemical Brothers, i recommend checking out some of their themes on Youtube. 

Grade: B (85%)

Rating- PG-13 

Actors:

Saoirse Ronan: Recent Work (Atonement, The Lovely Bones, The Way Back ) Future Work (Violent and Daisy, Anna Karenina) 

Eric Bana: Recent Work (Munich, Troy, Hulk, The Time Traveler's Wife ) Future Work (Blackbird, By Virtue Fall ) 

Cate Blanchett: Recent Work ( The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Lord of the Rings, Robin Hood) Future Work ( The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)