Hanna

Hanna is the story of a young teenage girl who is raised by her father in the harsh wilderness of the Arctic Circle training to become an assassin. When she feels she is ready, she begs her father to let her go and experience the world outside of their home. Her father reluctantly agrees knowing that she cannot complete her training until she has faced the dangers of the outside world. That danger includes a ruthless government official who has been searching for Hanna's father and her since she was a child. Hanna must make her way across Europe with the government official hot on her trail if she has any hope of survival and to complete her training.

Hanna is an amazing work of art in the world of film that is part action thriller and part coming-of-age story. It is a film that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie. Saoirse Ronan did a fantastic job as the teenage assassin. Eric Bana plays Hanna's father, and even though he only shows up in the beginning of the movie and for a couple scenes in the middle and towards the finale, he still did a phenomenal job. Cate Blanchett gave me chills with how well she portrayed the cold-hearted government official. If I had to find one thing wrong with Hanna it would have to be that the camera shakes like crazy through most of the movie. There is one scene where it is almost impossible to tell what is happening onscreen because the camera is shaking so badly.

If you are looking for an action movie that is totally different than the normal shoot-'em-up action movies out there, I recommend seeing Hanna. You won't regret it.