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Hanna (2011, dir. Joe Wright): stylishly shot but shallow Bourne-style action thriller starring a teen waif

imageStylishly shot action thriller with a teenage waif (Saoirse Ronan) in the role of Jason Bourne. Not much of a plot, not many answers, not much emotional connection and identification with the audience, atrocious German and American accents from Australian actors Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett, but it has some nicely set up cinematography with references to dark fairy tales, e.g. the main villain emerging from within the darkness of a wolf’s gaping maw.

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Posted by on May 6, 2011 in Film Reviews

 

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