FIlm Review - Push

I watched this film a few hours ago and although that's not a long time with which to digest a film and form opinions for Push it is more than enough.

From the trailers for Push you can easily form an image of this film and you would be correct, it is a film which offers nothing new and does not differ from the current crop of second class movies coming out of Hollywood at the moment, films such as Jumper, Transporter 3 and Crank. These films are not particularly terrible so long as you do not expect too much from them, they are not of the calibre of films such as Watchmen, Star Trek and The Dark Knight but they are not intended to be, at least i hope they aren't.

For the category this film falls into of predictable action thriller with nothing really new to offer to the genre it is a decent film and one to watch when you have nothing else to watch, do not expect too much from it and it will not disappoint.

The story is a somewhat predictable plot about oppressed people with abilities hunted by a government agency simply known as the Division, the story follows the Nick Grant played by Chris Evans as a movers(someone who can move objects with his mind in a manner of speaking) and his interactions with a watcher(people who can see the future) Cassie Holmes played by Dakota Fanning who puts in a solid performance, her drunk scene apart mind. Together they must find a mystery woman with a case who Cassie has seen in her drawings(predictions of the future) to bring down the division. During the search for this mystery woman they run into trouble with the Division and the some Chinese rivals of the Division who both want the case the woman has.

It;s a run of the mill story and it performs amicably, i would compare it most to Jumper though perhaps not quite as good, it is a film that shows some promise for all its faillings and the ending alludes to a sequel, however whether it will get this sequel i am not sure and it if does i doubt it will improve much on the original.

I did like Djimon Hounsou of Gladiator fame in this film as a main villain working for division, he puts in a fair performance, its just nice to see someone with some promise getting some more work, i hope to see him in more films in the future.

Anyway my final verdict on this film is the same opinion i had when i began to watch it, its not something that will blow you away and it will not reinvent the wheel but it is an easily watchable film that can prove to be quite enjoyable as long as you don't expect too much from it, ultimately if you liked Jumper then you should enjoy this film and that's the reason it exists, Hollywood know they can make a modest profit from films like these and their clones but that does not make them any the less enjoyable.

Rating 5/10 If your in the mood for an easy watch then give it a go but if you want something extraordinary then check out Watchmen or Star Trek 2009.

Cheers

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