Hanna

I was initially attracted to this movie because the previews drew me in and the movie starred Cate Blanchett, of whom I am a fan.  It is a thriller and the story is written around the title character of Hanna, innocently portrayed by Saoirse Ronan.  This young actress does capture the strength and naivete of Hanna.  She is raised in the artic forest by her father Erik (Eric Bana) and trained to be an elite fighting machine.  He teaches her the principle of adapt or die; and it becomes apparent that her main mission is to eliminate CIA agent Marissa (Blanchett).  It is up to Hanna to decide she is ready to take this on, because as Erik explains to her that Marissa will try to kill her no matter what.  Her decision comes in the form of activating a beacon.  Once Hanna hits the switch, the mystery and thrill begins.  


The plot is pretty simple, I enjoyed the movie because it was slightly different from other movies that share this genre because it utilized the young girl as a effective and determined killing machine.  You feel for her because she is naive and has not experience the world as most of us know it.  So I would recommend watching the movie if you happen to see it on.  The ending is predictable and that is the one thing that I despise about movies.... particularly in this genre.

I give it a 6 out of 10.

Next up is the action movie "X-Men: First Class."