Hanna

Hanna

I’ve tried to see this film for the past month. It has received rave reviews. I actually went one afternoon to the Varsity Cinema. It was listed in the newspaper. The marquee had the name in lights and a TV monitor mentioned the name and time. The movie house was very sorry but the film was only playing at 7:00p.m. The film then changed venue and is still showing in the city.

If you like spy stories and lots of intrigue you are in for a thrilling ride. If you don’t mind chases, killings and suspense you will think this is great.

I personally am not turned on with looking at a body hanging upside down with arrows throughout the body. There was so much suspense and action that I actually was turned off half way through. Hanna is played by Saoirse Ronan. She is a young girl with so much talent. Her performance was the film. Cate Blanchett is always superb and is great as the tough spy leader.

Hanna and her father live in the woods in a cold climate. They have a small wooden cabin. Her father is tough (and mean) with Hanna and teaches her how to fight for herself and how to exist under the worst conditions. She is able to kill a deer with a bow and arrow and thinks nothing of skinning an animal. She constantly fights with her father in order to improve her combat skills. He forces her to drill on information and she becomes a tough combatant in every way.

Who are they? What are they running from? Why is the father teaching her all these survival techniques?

The father realizes that he has to get away. He leaves Hanna to get to Germany on her own.

The film is a series of action packed episodes. They are chased and do incredible acts to save themselves and beat off the enemy. The father swims in cold water and emerges looking fresh and able. They jump from buildings and give a fair chase to anyone pursuing them.

As the plot unravels we learn more about Hanna and why she was being chased. She briefly attaches herself to a traveling family. For a moment you witness her enjoying a somewhat stable existence.

I doubt if this film will last much longer. You are on your own if you go. IF action is your thing you will probably think this is an exciting film.