February 2, 2011

Hanna (2011) **

A cross between "The Bourne Identity" (a fast-paced action movie full of fights and chases) and "The Sheltering Sky" (a leisurely paced existential road movie set in such exotic places as Morocco). The film switches from one mode to another - essentially, the first and the last acts are mostly action, while the second act is all about feelings, ambiance, perception and other mushy stuff. One gets a distinct impression that the director Joe Wright isn't really interested in action scenes - he just goes through the motions - and it's the existential stuff he's really after, but it just doesn't fit together properly.