Push

...it can make your enjoyment of a movie much greater or lesser than the actual quality of the movie might deserve. So it is here, where the expectations we have of "sci-fi movie about people with mental powers", have over the years become pretty low, fair or not. Usually the best I hope for is maybe a clever dilemma or psych-power solution to something, some decent characters and competent cinematography and acting. Not great, but competent all around. This movie then, when it shines in so many areas-cast, performances, rules for the powers, near-future extrapolation, SEEMS to be really great...when it's just really good. Criticisms could be the ending seems to have been set up for a sequel...didn't ruin it, could have been better. The powers were set up in a little too much of a rock/paper/scissors stack (This power counters that, but that counters this other one, unless you've got this other power too, etc). But neither of those issues take much away from the strong characters, the exceptional Evans/Fanning relationship which by all rights could have been a complete disaster, a plot that progresses so that it starts out simple to apprehend, and is still comprehensible even when it gets complicated later on. And when you've got "future seers" involved, there can definitely be some complications. On a pure cinema level, maybe 4 stars. Maybe 3.78. But I'm thinking, if you're considering this movie, you already like sci-fi, and this will exceed so much of what gets produced in the genre, by such a margin...gotta go with a full recommend. Enjoy.

Before I get into the reasons I gave this movie a 5 star, I think a lot of people, myself included, expected something completely different. That I blame on the trailer for this movie, which shows a lot of action scenes and powers being used. I expected a lot more of the pushing type of power and mind control use over people. It didn't matter to me that those were few and far between but for people looking for action, I don't think it would fit. Being based in Hong Kong, I'm surprised there wasn't more of a variety of scenery. Maybe it's been too long since I saw it, but it seemed to revolve around a Hong Kong market, every place they ran looked the same. But the main reason I still loved it was how amazing Dakota Fanning was. Most child stars get into an awkward phase and either come back later on or stay on the 'I was a child actor' list. But between this movie, and two other recent ones, "Hounddog" and "The Secret Life of Bees",the difference in characters Dakota has played and how well she played them,proves she will not be going away anytime soon. I was extremely impressed with her performance and her relationship with Chris Evans was very realistic. Chris Evans is a favorite actor of mine too. When the end came, I was waiting for more but hopefully if it does well when it's released on dvd, there will be a following movie. So basically, the 5 stars are for the actors. It still was a good movie, just not as the trailer made it seem. In my opinion,anyone who likes movies based on comic books or video games would enjoy this movie much more than people who don't.

This movie starts in 1999, then, switches to current day (2009). In the past, Nick Grant (Colin Ford's a kid) witnesses his father's assination by agents of "The Division". The Division is a shady-shadowy government organization that has been doing research into psychic-soldiers since WWII. Often FATAL, artificial, means are used to improve these capabilities. Dakota Fanning, plays a spindly-legged 12-year-old heavy drinker (that probably should ditch the short skirt and wear PANTS!)' is led by a drawing to find Nick (Chris Evans the adult) to get him to find a briefcase that can lead to the END of The Division. He was walking away from Cassie/Dakota until a Bleeder gang [that also wants this briefcase] come on the scene. To enjoy this movie---maybe THAT is why there was NO sequel to this six-year-old movie--- you need to remember the "powers": A Stitcher can heal or hurt. Shifters...can change the appearance of objects. Sniffers...can smell personal items to obtain information. Watchers...can see the future in their drawings. Bleeders...shouting causes bleeding and internal damage. Pushers....implant thoughts and change memories. Shadows....can block out watchers and sniffers. Loopers....[I think they] may effect other's memories. Movers.....able to control objects without physical contact. The stunts; CGI SF/X were very good, and I found it interesting that it was filmed in HONG KONG! One of several places I've been. I was VERY entertained by this movie... but remember it IS a MIND-game, eh?

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce film lorsque j'ai eu l'occasion de le voir et je trouve qu'il a été injustement mis de côté. Le casting est très bon et le scénario bien intelligent Les scènes s'enchainent très bien et je suis content de le redécouvrir

pacco arrivato nei tempi giusti è sufficientemente protetto. Il film è un fantasy molto interessate.. pensavo di trovarlo un po’ più psicologico, ma anche così il taglio mi è piaciuto. Unico handicap, hanno velocizzato la fine... potevano farlo durare qualche minuto in più regalando una maggiore emozione.

Película de ciencia ficción con no Marvel ni DC Con mutantes y poderes. El blu-ray alemán no tiene castellano.

Ich bin auf dem Film gekommen, nicht nur wegen dem Trailer sondern auch weil ich "Hide and Seek" vor ein paar Jahren mal gesehen habe.Die Schauspieler Leistung von Dakota Fanning war zu dem Zeitpunkt (2005) schon sehr gut also dachte ich mir siehst dir mal wieder ein Film mit ihr an nach all den Jahren. Die Wahl viel dann auf "Push" wobei sich der Titel nicht sehr überzeugt anhört. Trotzdem habe ich mir den Film gekauft und muss sagen das der Film von der Handlung her gut ausgedacht und Wiedergegeben ist mal was anderes als immer nur einer der Superfähigkeiten hat und die Welt vor dem Bösen rettet.Die Special Effektss hätten zwar besser sein können und auch die Drehorte hätten auf mehreren Kontinenten stattfinden können, aber im großen und ganzen hat mir der Film gut gefallen. Was vielleicht auch zuletzt wieder drauf zurückzuführend ist was ich schon am Anfang gesagt habe Dakota Fanning hat es echt drauf. Wer noch nicht überzeugt von ihr ist guckt sich am besten "Die Bienenhüterin" oder "Winged Creatures" an. Warum der Film so eine schlechte Bewertung bekommt hat, kann ich nicht ganz nachvoolziehen aber wie ein Vorredner schon erwähnte, jeder hat seine eigenen Geschmak was Filme an geht.

Early Chris Evans film where you can see his charisma and inherent goodness that is so essential to this hustler type character shine through. Dakota Fanning's character isn't given a lot to work with but she is electrifying. The concept is not novel but the writers create a (limited) universe with some rules and stick to those rules til the end. That's more than I can say for a lot of big budget sci fi nowadays that is so lazy it breaks it own rules to get the resolution it wants. They think you won't notice. I love the fact it's set in HK for obscure reasons. Great little gem of a movie.