Hanna

With all the horrendous action-fantasy movies that have been released of late (Sucker Punch springs to mind), you’d be forgiven for being sceptical when I say this one is different. Why? Well, although it has a sense of fantasy about it, it seems more real and subsequently gets you all emotionally involved – in a good way.

Hanna is a 16-year-old girl who’s been turned into a killing machine by her ex-CIA father. This is simply to protect her from the other CIA agents who are after her father and want him dead. When Hanna and her pops decide to brave the real world after years in the middle of nowhere, the action begins, but instead of railroading you with OTT CGI and super FX, the sequences play out almost beautifully, thanks to some awesome direction. This is a wicked thriller that kicks the butts of many that have come before it.

Rating: 4 outta 5.