In the arms of the killer The great idea of a trained killer girl going out into the big world when she hasn’t flipped through magazines, watched TV or used cosmetics in her life, and she’s always been followed by death-seeking special agents, can’t be implemented with a PG-13 censorship rating. An action thriller with an abundance of murders, a teenage story of growing up and finding friends, a plot about finding yourself in the big world - each of the plot elements turned out to be too blurred and conditional. Although the film turned out to be good, it does not reveal its own potential at all, and the story told without a colorful visual seems too dreary and dull.
And even with the casting everything turned out extremely well - the action hero performed by Eric Bana, coaching the main character, turned out wonderful. Cate Blanchett serves an incredibly nasty and nasty heroine, making a beautiful negative character. Jessica Barden and Jason Fleming a couple anneal in the family scenes of father and daughter, bringing the situation to life with great humor, and Barden also with charm. In principle, she serves absolutely the same heroine as in Tamara Drew (" Irresistible Tamara), and that there was the main highlight in the second roles, that here - the best character, incredibly decorating the picture with his acting pitch.
And except that the choice for the main role of the unattractive Saoirse Ronan seems little justified. The combat type doesn't suit her at all, it's definitely not Chloe Moretz or the ambitious Hayley Steinfield. With great difficulty and a sea of conventions, she fits into the skin of her heroine, trying to somehow more or less dignified crush all the enemies who often find themselves, so to speak, in the arms of a murderer.
For example, the doppelganger of the main villain is there in the literal sense, ending his life with a broken neck, while others die during the film in other not too diverse ways, but all these acts of violence are categorically lacking in entertainment. And if the corridor running or other scenes of movement, the director tries to emphasize the whirling camera, close-ups and dynamic editing, then the action scenes are simply killed by a twitchy cut that does not really show anything. And it seems that the signature feature on the editing of ultra-long plans was to give a visual highlight to the film, in fact everything turns out to be completely wrong, clearly showing that Edgar Wright is a beautiful action film just can not.
Only the magnificent music of the electronic duo “The Chemical Brothers” saves the crooked and unsuccessfully submitted action scenes! Beautiful music blends perfectly into what happens on the screen, whether it’s a chase, a shootout or a fight. Even despite the far from perfect presentation of the scenes themselves, the amazing soundtrack designs them extremely pleasantly, leaving mostly positive impressions from viewing.
The plot fits in a couple of simple phrases does not cause due delights not because of its conventions or the abundance of happy accident for each dangerous antics, it can be easily forgiven and justified, but the lack of thoughtfulness of motives causes vivid bewilderment. Flashbacks about the mother, stories about the super-soldier project and some other small details do not fit into the full picture, the mosaics lack a bunch of details and answers to the main questions. The picture does not explain anything, neither goals nor motives, no matter which of the characters it does not concern. And without all this, a good story idea is not at all as interesting and exciting as it could be with a worthy implementation.
The multi-ethnicity of venues and representatives of different peoples participating in the action has, unfortunately, not the best influence on the picture. More than a third of the dialogues are conducted in non-English, as if it was so difficult to do international with many different accents. And all these protracted desert landscapes and gypsy dances create a feeling, as if the movie was paid by their representatives with the condition of mandatory fixation on culture and everyday life, instead of plot development. And the director was glad to make some music video clip, using visual lotions without a reason and purpose, while skirting approaching important details for presentation.
Well, to mount any action from point A to point B to electronic music, accompanied by the murder of disturbing personalities, Wright succeeded. But to shoot a good action movie - more likely not than yes. It is equally as revealing the subject of super-weapon experiments or the elementary story of a teenage girl’s growing up. A perfect empty, but at least not too boring movie, sustained in still good dynamics, pleasing with the soundtrack and acting presentation of characters.
Rating PG-13 once again proved to be a killer of modern cinema, in the wildest way mocking the cruel story about the killer. During the viewing, without the possibility of immersion in this plot due to the incompleteness of the story, then and then catch yourself thinking that looking at the unfortunate scoring Banu waiting for him to turn to the Hulk, just as Fleming would quickly turn from his fetters to Mr. Hyde. Here it is as if all are cut out of other films, collected in a prefabricated hodgepodge without much meaning.
But all of the above shortcomings are rather not specific disadvantages of the film, but just not brought to the proper form of its positive qualities. That is, there is a good casting, but many are not at their plate, despite the bright characters. There is not a little action here, but it is shot so that it can put to sleep. There is a vigorous dynamic of actions, but then and then interrupted by completely unnecessary scenes, very much inhibiting the promoted plot. The film throws from one extreme to the other, but does not try to make a coherent story and reveal its potential. Therefore, it is possible and perhaps necessary to watch Hannah, but you should not expect something really impressive. This is a normal one-time movie, with bright pluses and an abundance of flaws. I didn't get it, but it deserves to be seen.
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