It may come as a surprise that "Hanna," a story about a 17 year-old assassin (Saoirse Ronan) was in fact directed by Joe Wright, who made his name making stylish period dramas "Atonement" and "Pride and Prejudice." What a change in genre. They all seem to deal with strong independent female characters, but they are all up to very different things. The women of "Pride and Prejudice" are concerned about marriage, the women of "Atonement" are worried about their true love, but for "Hanna," a young, small girl who lives in the wilderness hunting deer, brutally beating up her father in many training exercises, the ...  Read the complete review

Deep in the snowy wastes of Norway, a renegade spy raises his daughter to be a lean, mean killing machine. Trained practically from birth to be fit, strong and ruthless, it's perhaps not surprising that teenage Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is out hunting her own dinner, or very nearly able to beat up a man more than twice her size. Is it? And then - like any parental relationship - there's the growing tension of Hanna feeling it's time to not only to fly the nest, but to see the world she's so far only experienced through books, so total has been her isolation. Somehow, I'm getting the feeling that Erik (Eric Bana) has been protecting his daughter from more than just teenage ...  Read the complete review

I was instantly engrossed by the movie the moment I saw the trailer and it was exactly as I thought it would be if not more. Kudos to Joe Wright, who is also behind the films 'Atonement' and 'Pride and Prejudice'. ~~~THOUGHTS ON PLOT~~~ Trained in the wilds of Sweden, Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is sent by her father (Eric Bana) to kill corrupt CIA agent Marissa (Cate Blanchett). When she is ready, she sets off a signal which leads to her capture by Marissa. Taken to a Moroccan safe house, Hanna asks to speak to Marissa, but instead a decoy is sent to her. Hanna kills the decoy and escapes, following her father's orders to meet up with him in ...  Read the complete review

Star - Cate Blanchett Genre - Action/Thriller Certificate - 12a Run Time - 111 minutes Country - Germany/USA Rental - £2.99 per night @ Blockbuster Amazon - £.6.99p to buy ------------------------------------------------- The cinema audience are thirsting for more Jason Bourne, in whatever form that comes, Hanna the latest to dish up a fighting machine who doesn't know their past, although the twist here the potential agent is a she and just a kid. Salt had a good crack at the same sort of thing with the increasingly plastic android that is Angelina Jolie and Haywire is currently in the multiplexes doing good business with ...  Read the complete review

A friend recommended this to me by saying it had an assassin in it and lots of action. Other than that brief synopsis, I didn't really know what to expect, but I'm glad I watched it as it was entertaining enough and quite a good quality film for action/thriller fans. Hanna was directed by Joe Wright, an award-winner whose previous work includes Atonement, so I think his knowledge of films helped to give this its well-rounded, good quality feel. We're introduced to Hanna, played by Saoirse Ronon (also in Atonement, and The Lovely Bones). She's not your average 16 year old girl; living in a secluded hut in Finland, she has been brought up by her father, an ...  Read the complete review