HANNA

HANNA STARS SAOIRSE RONAN AS A 15 YEAR OLD ASSASSIN TRAINED BY HER FATHER ERIK HELLER, PLAYED BY ERIC BANA.  TRYING TO KILL BOTH OF THEM IS HELLER'S FORMER HANDLER, PLAYED BY CATE BLANCHETT.  WHILE ON THE RUN, HANNA MEETS UP WITH A FREE WHEELING BRITISH FAMILY AND DISCOVERS WHAT SHE HAS BEEN MISSING BY NOT LIVING A NORMAL LIFE.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE IDEA OF HAVING A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL PLAY AN ASSASSIN WAS NEW AND ORIGINAL.  I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED.  THE FIGHT SCENES INVOLVING HANNA WERE WELL DONE AND DIDN'T PULL ANY PUNCHES (EXCUSE THE PUN) AND SHE KILLED WITHOUT EMOTION.  I ALSO LIKED THE SCENES WHERE HANNA WAS DISCOVERING A WORLD SHE HAD NEVER SEEN -- EXPERIENCES WITH TELEVISION AND ELECTRICITY BEING TWO OF THEM.  ON THE DOWN SIDE, I DON'T THINK BLANCHETT'S CHARACTER WAS EVIL ENOUGH TO BE THE VILLAIN AND THAT TOOK AWAY FROM THE SUSPENSE IN THE CHASE SCENES.  THE MOVIE DOES BOOKEND ITSELF WELL WITH AN ECHOING OF AN EVENT IN THE OPENING IN THE ENDING. 
RATING: 3.5 OUT OF 5

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