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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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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

In plot, it meanders. In character development, it implodes. In action, it plods. In effect, it numbs, but, alas, not quickly enough.

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/06/09
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Push has amazing special effects and production design, but that doesn't compensate for the messy, incoherent plot and lack of truly palpable Sci-fi thrills and excitement.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
02/06/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Belle... is blank as a page, and the intended romantic chemistry between her and Evans is never in evidence.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
02/06/09
Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr
New Republic

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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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

One of the better recent attempts at cashing in on the superhero film craze without having an actual comic book to adapt.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
02/06/09
Jim Vejvoda
Jim Vejvoda
IGN Movies

Pure escapist fun.

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

The best thing about the movie is that you can never predict exactly where it's going.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
02/06/09
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
E! Online

Sci-fi thriller has more style than story; some iffy stuff.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
02/06/09
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Common Sense Media

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

When Push comes to shove, don't expect to care about any of it.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
02/06/09
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

A silly movie that is partially engrossing and plenty convoluted.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
02/06/09
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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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

A grubby cut-price sci-fi thriller.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/06/09
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post

Just as it's getting impossible to tell the superpowered humans without a scorecard, along comes Push to muddy the waters.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
02/06/09
Joe Neumaier
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News

It should give us the willies, but it's willy-nilly.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
02/06/09
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

By the time the credits roll, your most fervent wish is to run into a 'wiper' (one who can erase memories).

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/06/09
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Times
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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

You know a sci-fi script is in trouble when it spends the first five minutes narratively briefing you on its Byzantine plot -- and you're still not sure what's going on.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
02/06/09
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies
 
 
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