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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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Eventually buckling beneath the girth of its own mythology, Push ends with less a cliffhanger than really just a cliff.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
02/05/09
Graham Killeen
Graham Killeen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It's the perfect brain vacation for those overtaxed by Oscar-nominated movies.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/05/09
Dan Zak
Dan Zak
Washington Post
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An ambling, broody concoction along the lines of Strange Days.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
02/05/09
Tasha Robinson
Tasha Robinson
AV Club

Not much of it makes sense. The rest isn't terribly interesting.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/05/09
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

... 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

Push is NBC's Heroes, if anything ever happened on Heroes besides oh so mysterious prophecies and a litany of excuses to avoid action sequences.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
02/05/09
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

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

...a fun thriller that has a couple of tricks up it's sleeve.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
02/05/09
JimmyO
JimmyO
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Imagine if the X-Men had spent most of their time sitting around talking about how they were going to fight Magneto instead of ever actually doing anything and you'll have a good sense of what is wrong with Push.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
02/05/09
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald

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
One Guy's Opinion

Push barely measures up to even the worst moments on "Heroes," and it makes 20th Century Fox's weaker superhero efforts look much better.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
02/05/09
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

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

It's an ambitious attempt to shove the whole of a fairly complex comic book universe into a single messy and garish movie.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
02/04/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

A weightless, style-driven thriller set in a photogenically chaotic Hong Kong.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/04/09
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly

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

A clutter of worn genre elements stitched together with superficial stylistics.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/09
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

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

Director Paul McGuigan and screenwriter David Boula are content to rely on the usual suspects, taking their visual and dramatic cues from other, more clever and involving sci-fi capers.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/02/09
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter

Engagingly photographed but dramatically inert.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
02/02/09
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Screen International

A confused jumble of parts in search of a whole.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/02/09
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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