Hanna

La super-régie progressive, la bande-son chimique envoûtante et le casting attrayant contre un scénario moyen de série B. Hanna aurait pu être le film d'action le plus intéressant de l'année si quelqu'un s'était donné la peine de le renforcer avec une histoire véritablement captivante. Celui-ci n'est pas meilleur que, par exemple, Salt. Malgré tout, une expérience dynamique et cool. Si Cruise voulait donner un coup de fouet à la série M:I, il aurait dû confier Ghost Protocol à Wright ! (08/07/2011)

An interesting way to create a film. I had the feeling that someone had come up with a very smart story, sent it via “Chinese whispers” through several morons and then they filmed the result. The border between genius and idiocy can be very thin sometimes and this film steps on both sides of it throughout. It is superbly made, but all too often I shook my head at the stupid things happening on screen (and yet it would be enough to correct the script a little). By the end I laughed out loud several times. Also, the way the final chase with the two female protagonists is put together is nonsense and confusing. PS: Mild thumbs up only for Blanchett’s character – that’s how a charismatic villain should look like. 5/10 (07/06/2011)

An art-action film about a hit girl searching for her own female identity. I'll probably never understand how someone could push a script like this past the studio bosses, but I won't hide the fact that I loved it. There probably won't be many conquerors of this film in the "weird" box this year. In any case, it's clear that one box is very small for Wright. The chemical music is great, and Saoirse is an excellent actress, but Cate should ditch the negative roles. The Soviet agent has been replaced by an American, the black hairstyle by a red one, but the tragedy is the same. 4 ½. (23/06/2011)

As a fan of Joe Wright, a huge weight has been lifted off my heart. After the surprisingly average Atonement, he finally proves that he doesn't only need British history by his side and that he can also bring a "made-to-order" script to the screen with elegance and powerful impact. Hanna can be cold and distant like the Finnish wilderness, but within seconds can switch and suddenly become completely personal and filled with tension. In combination with the teenage perfectionist Saoirse Ronan and the rhythm of the Chemical Brothers' soundtrack, an experience that is hard to replicate is created. 85% (13/07/2011)

I admire Joe Wright's work and I think that, despite his last two mediocre films, he's the greatest British talent of our time, but I just don't give a damn about delicate little girls who can beat up a guy a head taller and 50 kg heavier in hand combat. Such stupidly naive screenplays probably don't even belong in contemporary cinema (I hereby salute the 80s). (27/07/2011)