It's hard to know where to begin with Hanna. The movie certainly isn't what you expect and it definitely isn't what I'd call a feel-good film. At its core it's dark and edgy with a relentless soundtrack that's just a little heavy handed at times. If I had to pick any single guiding influence on this movie it would have to be Clockwork Orange, just because of the cinematography, pacing, and atmosphere. There is definitely a British feel to the movie, a lot of which can probably be attributed to director Joe Wright. Wright hasn't got a lot of work under his belt thus far, but what he has done has been good and he was definitely branching out of drama and into action going from easily recognized titles like Atonement and Pride and Prejudice to Hanna. Hanna doesn't have any definitive problems as a film, the directing is fine, the cinematography is good and the plot, in spite of a few nagging holes, doesn't completely fall throu...
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