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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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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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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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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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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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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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Stylishly silly but oddly cool all the same.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
02/19/09
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]

A great premise is marred by disastrous execution in this disappointingly un-heroic take on the comic-book genre.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/05/09
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

What really struck me more than the plot itself was McGuigan's amazing use of location and space; it feels as if this movie and these characters are really living in Hong Kong.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/06/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A better-than-average sci-fi thriller with genuine jolts and unexpected texture.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
02/06/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Cinematical

... delivers the requisite spectacle... but skimps on character and story.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
02/05/09
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The film is blessed with a frenetic pace that simultaneously accomplishes two things: it keeps the energy level high while obfuscating some of the most obvious logical flaws in the plot's structure.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
02/04/09
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

It would take some pretty powerful mind control to convince audiences that Push is a winner.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
02/06/09
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

This would be sci-fi action-thriller feels like a failed television pilot... or better yet, a demo version for something that could be much better with a lot more production value and polish.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
02/12/09
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

Though ostensibly action sci-fi, McGuigan's film pushes the boundaries of genre, playing out its paranormal parameters like a game of multi-dimensional chess.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/19/09
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Channel 4 Film

Dashes from genre to genre in search of a reason to exist.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
04/07/09
Jeffrey Bloomer
Jeffrey Bloomer
Paste Magazine

Pure escapist fun.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
02/06/09
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

In time this would-be thriller comes to rest with a fist fight, a hanging ending and the implicit promise of a sequel. Of all the calamities that Fanning predicts, Push 2 is one she missed.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
02/20/09
Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]
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Makes viewers feel as if they're watching a movie from inside a spinning clothes dryer.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
02/26/09
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

A bargain basement melding of clichés from the X-Men franchise and TV’s Heroes.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
02/06/09
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
 
 
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