Hanna review
May. 22nd, 2011 07:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearLast night, we went to see Hanna, which proved rather a departure for director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice).
It had its issues - a fair few unanswered questions, a couple of rather badly written characters (the mother and daughter of the English family), perhaps slightly too much emphasis on the chase scenes - but it was put together well enough that I didn't really notice these flaws until discussing it in depth with Dave afterwards.
Soairse Ronan proved just as excellent as I've come to expect her to be, imbuing Hanna with tremendous depth while at the same time maintaining her remoteness, and Eric Bana was as compelling and emotive as he was drool-worthy. Cate Blanchett unfortunately didn't have much to work with, which made her by far the weakest link, but Tom Hollander had a whale of a time doing a brilliant droog impression and managing to be menacing despite a really bad dye job and a tragic 80s tracksuit (or perhaps because of them).
What struck me most of all, though, was the music laid over the action sequences, which added volumes to the tension and intensity.
The film was quite brutal and very sad - an effective portrait of a young girl condemned by her birth and upbringing to a life she didn't choose.
It had its issues - a fair few unanswered questions, a couple of rather badly written characters (the mother and daughter of the English family), perhaps slightly too much emphasis on the chase scenes - but it was put together well enough that I didn't really notice these flaws until discussing it in depth with Dave afterwards.
Soairse Ronan proved just as excellent as I've come to expect her to be, imbuing Hanna with tremendous depth while at the same time maintaining her remoteness, and Eric Bana was as compelling and emotive as he was drool-worthy. Cate Blanchett unfortunately didn't have much to work with, which made her by far the weakest link, but Tom Hollander had a whale of a time doing a brilliant droog impression and managing to be menacing despite a really bad dye job and a tragic 80s tracksuit (or perhaps because of them).
What struck me most of all, though, was the music laid over the action sequences, which added volumes to the tension and intensity.
The film was quite brutal and very sad - an effective portrait of a young girl condemned by her birth and upbringing to a life she didn't choose.
