Hanna - She Keeps Running.

(Saoirse Ronan as Hanna)
(2011) ★★☆☆☆

To me, ‘Hanna’ is more like a boring drama than an action thriller. It’s sort of an embarrassment because if it’s seen as a drama, the story itself is too plain and simple to actually get you involved, but if as an action film, there’re few actions that in fact seem so fake and clumsy. Why’d Hanna have to keep running and hiding from her enemies and be obliged at times to give punches and kicks since she is, as we’re told, a trained killer and martial arts pro? People say that the actions in ‘Hanna’ are well choreographed. I guess they haven’t seen Korean’s ‘The Man From Nowhere’ yet.

Well…is there nothing good about this film? Not really. Its score and editing are indeed ingenious, and Joe Wright’s direction is quite focused and stylish, but aside from that, there’s really nothing to feel excited about. Maybe it’s my fault. I should never have expected too much from it. With no expectations, you may be surprised. But if you do, you’d be rather pissed like me.