Hanna

HANNA (15)

D: Joe Wright

Sony/Focus Features/Babelsberg (Leslie Holleran, Marty Adelstein & Scott Nemes)

UK/US/Germany/Finland 2011

111 mins

Action/Thriller

W: Seth Lochhead & David Farr

DP: Alwin H. Küchler

Ed: Paul Tothill

Mus: Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons(The Chemical Brothers)

Saoirse Ronan (Hanna Heller), Eric Bana (Erik Heller), Cate Blanchett (Marissa Wiegler), Jessica Barden (Sophie), Tom Hollander (Isaacs), Olivia Williams (Rachel)

Saoirse Ronan plays the title character, a sixteen year old assassin raised by her father in the woods of Finland to be a strong, effective killer. She is subsequently dispatched on a mission across Europe and becomes tracked by intelligence operatives headed by a ruthless lead agent.

The film starts very promisingly, but does become less and less feasible as it continues. The acting performances are good, and there are a handful of decent action set pieces, but it's not as good as it could have been. The music from electronic duo The Chemical Brothers is probably the film's biggest highlight.

6/10