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Action thriller about a 16 year-old girl, trained by her ex-CIA father to be an assassin, who is dispatched on a dangerous mission across Europe. Cast:Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Olivia WilliamsDirector:Joe WrightRelease Date:April 8, 2011DVD Release:September 6, 2011From:Focus FeaturesRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 51 min
Hanna played to good reviews. • Calvin Wilson wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "...an unusual but gripping hybrid: an action thriller with an art-film sensibility.... Ronan — who had a breakout role in 'Atonement' — is simply brilliant." • And James Berardinelli wrote for Reel Views, "...a richer and more compelling white-knuckler than the average roller coaster ride into tension and mystery." More Reviews Below...
Hanna Positive Reviews (48 Reviews, reviews below)
Mary Pols, Time: MODERATE "Over-eager in almost every way, the movie keeps pressing scenes of deliberate weirdness on us.... It's a feast for the eyes, but we're still hungry."(See all of Mary Pols's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 875 words, 04/07/11
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "...stylish, pulsating... the fact that it features such great performances from such a strong cast makes you care whether these people live or die."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 697 words, 04/07/11
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...gifted Brit director Joe Wright excels at knocking you off balance and forcing you to rearrange his puzzle pieces in your head... I'd call it a knockout."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 239 words, 04/01/11
Scott Bowles, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...one of the coldest action films in years and an odd showcase for Saoirse Ronan, a deft actress who is one of the few youngsters capable of pulling off action with acting."(See all of Scott Bowles's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 523 words, 04/08/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...good, sound filmmaking. It depends on stylistic order and discipline, a clear story map and ingenious action sequences. It is not all banging and flashing."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 963 words, 04/08/11
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Dark, visceral, and brimming with suspense... a richer and more compelling white-knuckler than the average roller coaster ride into tension and mystery."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 882 words, 04/05/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...energetically and at times hyperactively directed by Joe Wright... by turns startling and generic, subtle and blunt, and consistently keeps you in its grip if not its heart."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 912 words, 04/08/11
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...a movie where one guy is surrounded by five thugs who take turns throwing punches until someone thinks to finally take out a knife."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 04/08/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "Blessed with considerable virtues, including a clever concept, crackling filmmaking and a charismatic star, it ultimately squanders all of them..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 04/08/11
Kyle Smith, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...exists purely so the actors and director can amuse themselves. Which is why it's about as interesting as a home movie."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 536 words, 04/08/11
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "The action satisfies, like precious little else... an international house of flat-as-a-pancake characters... Ronan holds the screen.... the movie never goes anywhere."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 04/08/11
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: VERY GOOD "What keeps us hooked is Ronan, a young actress of seemingly limitless abilities, and the tension she creates between Hanna's inhumanly agile body and quizzical eyes..."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 479 words, 04/11/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...good, sound filmmaking. It depends on stylistic order and discipline, a clear story map and ingenious action sequences. It is not all banging and flashing."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 963 words, 04/08/11
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Despite its handsome presentation and cinematic ingenuity, the film never really goes beyond superficial... has more going for it than most Hollywood genre films..."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 648 words, 04/06/11
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...easy to enjoy and easier to forgive. That's because, of all the things that 'Hanna' isn't, one stands out above the rest - it isn't boring."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 774 words, 04/08/11
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...thanks to the spectacular action sequences (the film is gorgeously shot), the story streaks along at breakneck speed. Pretty damn entertaining."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 143 words, 04/07/11
KEY CITIES (14 Reviews)
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...imperfect... Ronan drives the movie forward with a watchability that's as compulsive as it is propulsive. She's so diverting that it's easy to overlook the movie's flaws."(See all of Stephanie Merry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 04/08/11
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a furious neck-snapping thriller... a 'Bourne' movie where the hero is a girl utterly naive to the real world.... alternately nerve-wracking and funny..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 625 words, 04/08/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...a blood-spattered fairy tale set in the world of take-no-prisoners spycraft.... a not-quite-good movie made by a director of great sensibility and style."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 482 words, 04/08/11
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...rockets along entertainingly enough for most of its running time -- only that it's made with a self-importance the story itself doesn't warrant."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 04/08/11
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE(cg) "Joe Wright directs with all the vigorousness and psychological astuteness that he brought to 'Atonement,' but he might as well have spent two years polishing a rock."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 580 words, 04/08/11
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "...fairly demented... There's some great fun in the film, and a bit of unexpected wit, and lots of action, much of it ludicrous but some quite engaging."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 04/08/11
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...an unusual but gripping hybrid: an action thriller with an art-film sensibility.... Ronan -- who had a breakout role in 'Atonement' -- is simply brilliant."(See all of Calvin Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 299 words, 04/08/11
Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: GOOD(cg) "...a fitfully entertaining movie in an awkward position; too arty for the action crowd yet too unsubtle for more refined tastes."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 04/07/11
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "The music is pretty evocative, to be sure; the movie, less so.... the film is never more than an amalgamation of other movies."(See all of Connie Ogle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 527 words, 04/08/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (10 Reviews)
Eric Hynes, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Despite its handsome presentation and cinematic ingenuity, the film never really goes beyond superficial... has more going for it than most Hollywood genre films..."(See all of Eric Hynes's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 648 words, 04/06/11
Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: EXCELLENT(cg) "...sometimes a little too clever, but it's also passionate and captivating, combining a coming-of-age tenderness with heart-stopping action in a way that feels utterly unique."(See all of Katey Rich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 804 words, 04/07/11
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "...contrived, overwrought splat of arty hackwork.... takes a taut, brainy, 'Salt'-like thriller and turns it into an exercise in faux irony and metaphor."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 159 words, 04/07/11
Scott Tobias, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There's no shortage of verve... the action beats hit with precision and snap... But where is it going? And why? These questions linger..."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 383 words, 04/07/11
Elvis Mitchell, Movieline: EXCELLENT(cg) "Wright applies an artful eye to carnage... Ronan and Jessica Barden, equally eager, are the most combustible combination in the movie..."(See all of Elvis Mitchell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 886 words, 04/07/11
Ed Gonzalez, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...visually stupefying but unfeeling... the film's set pieces seem to cut themselves to the Chemical Brothers' metallic trance... a pageantry of music-video chic."(See all of Ed Gonzalez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 540 words, 04/03/11
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...thanks to the spectacular action sequences (the film is gorgeously shot), the story streaks along at breakneck speed. Pretty damn entertaining."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 143 words, 04/07/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Ronan's charming performance keeps the film from surrendering to its Jungian flourishes. Despite its flaws, 'Hanna' leaves us eager to see the heroine in sequels..."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 709 words, 04/07/11
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: FAIR(cg) "...looks great -- and sounds great, with its aurally spectacular Chemical Brothers score -- but it's an empty experience, a Frankenstein story with no heft..."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 05/03/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (5 Reviews)
John Anderson, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "One wants to like 'Hanna,' for all its thrills and good looks and the performance by the young Ms. Ronan... Also, for Mr. Wright's willingness to take risks..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 313 words, 04/08/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...energetically and at times hyperactively directed by Joe Wright... by turns startling and generic, subtle and blunt, and consistently keeps you in its grip if not its heart."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 912 words, 04/08/11
David Denby, New Yorker: GOOD "...an entertainingly nutty action thriller... It's certainly not boring, and there's a defiant wit in Wright's playfulness -- not a coherent style as much as a try-anything spirit."(See all of David Denby's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 821 words, 04/18/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "Blessed with considerable virtues, including a clever concept, crackling filmmaking and a charismatic star, it ultimately squanders all of them..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 04/08/11
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: GOOD "...almost a terrific movie... but all its giddy, improvised wonder resolves into nothing more than a ruthless, symmetrical story about a murderous monster."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 04/07/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (6 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Director Joe Wright's past work has always breathed formal assurance, yet nothing quite prepares the viewer for the action chops he demonstrates here..."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,019 words, 03/30/11
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...it feels overly thought out, affected and forced in its stylization. Director Joe Wright has got plenty of moves, but they seem applied rather than organic..."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,102 words, 03/30/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "Blessed with considerable virtues, including a clever concept, crackling filmmaking and a charismatic star, it ultimately squanders all of them..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 04/08/11
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...both spectacularly suggestive and abrasively off-putting, sharply mounted and staged though undone by sadomasochistic threads and nasty asides."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,007 words, 04/04/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...energetically and at times hyperactively directed by Joe Wright... by turns startling and generic, subtle and blunt, and consistently keeps you in its grip if not its heart."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 912 words, 04/08/11
John Anderson, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "One wants to like 'Hanna,' for all its thrills and good looks and the performance by the young Ms. Ronan... Also, for Mr. Wright's willingness to take risks..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 313 words, 04/08/11
17.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Hanna's reviews are separated by an average 17.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Coverage:Hanna's reviews cover 98.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 26,995 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 562 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Hanna Coverage, Volume & Length (48 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 13.3 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Hanna's reviews on average broke 13.3 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Hanna's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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