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Push (2009)

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Reviews Counted:118

Fresh:27

Rotten:91

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: The sci-fi thriller Push is visually flashy but hyperkinetic and convoluted.

Australian Rating: TBC

Runtime: 1 min 41 secs

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Australian Theatrical Release:
Sep 10, 2009 Wide

US Box Office: $31,730,682

Synopsis: A riveting action-thriller, Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the... A riveting action-thriller, Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims. Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization.

The Division, a shadowy government agency, is genetically transforming citizens into an army of psychic warriors—and brutally disposing of those unwilling to participate. Nick Gant (Chris Evans), a second-generation telekinetic or “mover,” has been in hiding since the Division murdered his father more than a decade earlier. He has found sanctuary in densely populated Hong Kong—the last safe place on earth for fugitive psychics like him—but only if he can keep his gift a secret.

Nick is forced out of hiding when Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning), a 13-year-old clairvoyant or “watcher,” seeks his help in finding Kira, (Camilla Belle), an escaped “pusher” who may hold the key to ending the Division’s program. Pushers possess the most dangerous of all psychic powers: the ability to influence others’ actions by implanting thoughts in their minds. But Cassie’s presence soon attracts the attention of the Division’s human bloodhounds, forcing Nick and Cassie to flee for their lives.

With the help of a team of rogue psychics, the unlikely duo traverses the seedy underbelly of the city, trying to stay one step ahead of the authorities as they search for Kira. But they find themselves square in the crosshairs of Division Agent Henry Carver (Djimon Hounsou), a pusher who will stop at nothing to keep them from achieving their goal.--© Summit [More]

Starring: Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou

Starring: Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Neil Jackson, Ming-Na, Cliff Curtis, Nate Mooney, Lu Lu

Director: Paul McGuigan

Director: Paul McGuigan
Screenwriter: David Bourla
Producer: William Vince, Bruce Davey
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Studio: Summit Entertainment

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The premise is promising all right, but it's a movie over-stuffed with talk and actors with a glazed look as though they too aren't sure of what they're doing.

Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment Comment
09/09/09
Courier Mail (Australia)
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McGuigan's saving grace is a willingness to slow down and savour his own images. At best, a moody inconsequence takes over and confusion feels like part of the plan.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
09/11/09
Jake Wilson
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
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Pushing ideas into other people's minds is what this sci-fi fantasy thriller is all about, and Paul McGuigan's film looks great. The cast is good too. But there's a problem. The story doesn't make sense

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
09/04/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile
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I was at first intrigued, and then bemused and confused.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
09/02/09
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)
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Push is a chase film dolled up with supernatural powers and chintzy retro design motifs.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
09/11/09
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
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The most amazing thing about this by this idiotic sci-fi thriller is that the actors do not crack up when delivering their lines.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
09/08/09
Rhiannon Sawyer
Rhiannon Sawyer
FILMINK (Australia)
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I thought Hayden Christensen in last year's Jumper would be as bland a mutant as the screen would ever give us, but that was before I saw Chris Evans in Push.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment 2 Comments
02/06/09
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

...suffers from an uneven sensibility that essentially holds the viewer at arm's length virtually from start to finish.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment 2 Comments
03/19/09
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A harrowing mindbender which successfully blends elements of X-Men, The Matrix and Memento while adding some of its own unique sci-fi flava.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment 2 Comments
02/03/09
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

Push is an empty calorie extravaganza and demands a crooked concentration it doesn't earn to sufficiently piece this mess together.

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment 1 Comment
02/05/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Sci-Fi Movie Page

An unholy mixture of Heroes and Jumper...'What if nothing we did made any sense?' says the inept hero, apparently reciting the credo of the moviemakers.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment 1 Comment
02/05/09
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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There are many problems with Push, and most are the usual boring things: unnecessary plot loops; long, dumb musical interludes; a charmless script; and ostentatious action sequences in which the only person excited is the cameraman.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment 1 Comment
02/06/09
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

The violence is incessant, the portentousness constant, the opacity rarely penetrated.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment 1 Comment
02/26/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Push has vibrant cinematography and decent acting, but I'm blasted if I know what it's about.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 1 Comment
02/06/09
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Director Paul McGuigan does his best, but this is just a slog that mistakes earnest detail for engaging narrative. Shove.

Full Review Source: Scotsman | comment Comment
02/19/09
Scotsman
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It’s fun teen stuff but wrecked by director Paul McGuigan’s confusing use of constant flashbacks.

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02/20/09
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02/11/09
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Village Voice

The lack of any convincing over-arching plot, the muddled use of alternating futures and squashed-together gaggle of wafer-thin characters renders the project a near complete failure when it comes to thrills and entertainment.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
02/19/09
Alex Fletcher
Alex Fletcher
Digital Spy

Director Paul McGuigan serves this up with a flashy swagger but there is no disguising the fact that it is an incomprehensible mess.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
02/26/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

Evans and 10,000 BC's Belle shuffle through a turgid romantic subplot, and though the two characters are very, very pretty, they've got the chemical spark of a banana.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/06/09
Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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