If Hanna had devoted as much attention to its story as it did its style, it might have been something special. As it stands, it's a slick action movie with a paper thin plot that left me feeling both excited and empty at the same time. Like Kill Bill: Vol. 1, it would benefit greatly from a sequel, in which the substance gets revealed in the second chapter. That would also give the first one more purpose.
I enjoyed the picture for what it was, and by that, I mean as a hyperkinetic chase movie with lots of running, dodging, hand to hand combat and loud, discrete sound effects that let us know when bones have been broken and necks have been snapped. It's exciting on that level, and the soundtrack, with music by The Chemical Brothers, is punchy and rhythmic, heightening the sense of urgency and tension. If there's one thing this movie has, it's energy.
But after a while, it became clear the movie's energy was the only thing it had going for it. Whenever it came time for the story or characters to develop, the music would start and it would cut to another chase sequence. It's as if the filmmakers had no confidence in the narrative or they just assumed all we wanted to see was action. Did they know the potential of the story they had?
About the story…Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a 16-year-old girl living with her father, Erik (Eric Bana), somewhere near the Arctic Circle. For her entire life, Hanna has lived in isolation with Erik and he's trained her to be a lethal weapon of sorts. She hunts, fights, runs, speaks a plethora of different languages and even senses when people sneak up on her in her sleep. Oh, and she can shoot an arrow at high speed without needing a bow. Impressive, I know.
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