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.

The movie makes you wonder. What are the possibilities.

One of the DVD was playing around inside the box.

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.

After renting the other movie with the same title by mistake I finally got to see this movie and loved it -- adding it to my collection of Fanning sisters' movies. I am always amazed how fanning sisters can take a challenging role and make it work. dakota fanning plays a sassy 13 year old teenager Cassie (who can pass as a 14 year old teenager)who has inherited her mothers gift of seeing the future (a watcher). One of many super paranormal gifted fugitives who form a network to fight back against a dark organization called Division. Division, led by Carver (Djimon Hounsou) another powerful pusher wants to use them to take over the world. Aided by a mover Nick (Chris Evans) they work together as a team to gain control of a drug that boosts their abilities and 6 million dollars and save Cassie's mother Kira (Camilla Bella) life who is also a powerful Pusher. Other super psychics join in to help in the cause to take down Division. To complicate matters a Chinese syndicate is also after the drug filled syringe. For those of you who have been to Hong Kong as I have you will love the street scenes of the Chinese merchants, boats and restaurants. The mission is accomplished through ingenious planning by Nick who fools the Chinese watcher with unpredictable decisions and another pusher who can make objects change appearances, a Chinese boatman who can make a person's memory disappear and another psychic who can block sniffers from detecting our heroes

I remember seeing the previews for this years ago and thinking, "That movie will either suck, or be amazing." I finally bought the Blu-Ray when it was on sale recently, and I've gotta say, I think they pulled this story off well. Aside from a couple action movie cliches, the storytelling was really captivating. There was a point when I really thought, "My God! There's no way for anyone to win! How can anyone win!?" I thought that Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning worked together splendidly in this film. Camilla Belle was pretty, but unremarkable overall.The writers/directors made a great choice by opening the film in such a way that you really have no idea what's going on. They introduced plot points, characters, and concepts really cleverly throughout the film. Everything that didn't make sense at the beginning paints a wonderful picture by the end; confusing expository voice overs at the beginning lay a solid enough foundation to keep you engaged, but still wondering what it all means. By the end, I promise you'll be surprised by the turns this story takes.Really, really clever film and IMHO severely underrated. Is it perfect? No. But it is a fun adventure with interesting concepts and themes, and most of the cast was pretty solid.

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.

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 intelligentLes 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.

Llego muy rápido y el producto es de muy buena calidad, no me arrepiento de la compra, la presentación es de las mejores, espero que en mis próximas compras sigan con lo mismo, felicidades Amazon.

Wer meine Rezensionen kennt, weiß, dass ich eher auf die technische Umsetzung eingehe als auf den Film selber. Die Filminhalte der meisten Titel dürften bekannt sein und bei den Rezensionen sind die Beschreibungen der technischen Inhalte wichtiger.Bildbewertung:Obwohl diesem Film ein spezieller Look verpasst wurde, ist die Schärfe auf extrem hohen Niveau! Der Kontrast wurde absichtlich überzogen und die Farben wirken kühler, sind aber Stilmittel des Films. Nur die dargestellten Visionen der Darsteller fallen aus dem Rahmen und sehen optisch nicht gut aus. Ansonsten ein sehr guter Transfer, der kaum Wünsche offen lässt.Tonbewertung DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 DeutschUNIVERSUM entwickelt sich mehr und mehr zu meinem Lieblingslabel, da man "spürt" das die Umsetzer des Bluray Layouts wirklich zumindest versuchen das maximale herauszuholen aus dem Medium. Auch "Push" macht akustisch keine Ausnahme!Die Surroundeffekte sind ausgeklügelt und sehr präzise auf alle Boxen verteilt wie sich dies gehört. Auch die Räumlichkeit kommt sehr gut zum Zuge. Die Dialogverständlichkeit ist ebenfalls gut ausbalanciert.Alles in allem gibt es nicht viel negatives auszusetzen, lediglich der aktuelle Preis von über 25 € ist zu hoch (Stand November 2009)Mit anderen auch aktuellen Titeln beweist das Label, das es auch anders ginge.