Hanna (2011)

I'm not sure why I was so excited about this film. Maybe because I had heard good things and the reviews haven't been bad either. I didn't look at the director or stars I guess, director Joe Wright  has been batting 2 out of 3 for me to date. I liked Pride & Prejudice and The Soloist, but I can pass on Atonement... which is his tie to our star Saoirse Ronan. Ronan doesn't have the best track record with me, The Lovely Bones wasn't the best and her role in The Way Back wasn't substantial enough for me to say I "like" her. I'm also about 50/50 on Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I'm Not There. weren't so good... but then you have Robin Hood and The Lord of the Rings.

So about the film. Eric Bana plays Erik, Hanna's [Saoirse Ronan] father who seems to be raising her in Siberia. They spend the day hunting with bow & arrow and the evenings memorizing the encyclopedia and practicing different languages. Hanna decides that she is "ready," whatever that means and pushes the button to let some government agency know they are ready. All of this training seems to be with a goal of killing Blanchett's character then getting away. Hanna seems to be some sort of super human, a teenage girl with the ability to kill dozens of trained professionals.

I found it to be silly, pointless, and dull. The motive of the lead characters is silly at best, and the twist of key to the film isn't very exciting and recycled. I don't know what I wanted from this film, but this wasn't it.

Vote: 5/10

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993842/

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