Release Date: 7/7/2009 Original Release: 2009 Format: DVD Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking UPC: 025192027260 Studio: Summit Entertainment
Scotsman Paul McGuigan (WICKER PARK, GANGSTER NO. 1) directs this high-energy sci-fi thriller set in Hong Kong. Nick (Chris Evans) is a "mover," meaning he can move objects with his mind. As a child, he escaped from Special Agent Carver (Djimon Hounsou) of the Division, a U.S. government operative who rounds up those with psychic gifts so that the government can perform experiments on them with the goal of creating a psychic army. Ten years later, Chris is lying low in Hong Kong when 13-year old "watcher" Cassie (Dakota Fanning), who can see the future, shows up on his doorstep. Together, this odd couple sets off on an adventure that brings them to Kira (Camilla Belle), who has escaped the Division and is on the run. Kira possesses a dangerous gift: she is a "pusher" who can plant ideas and make anyone believe anything she wants. Along with some other psychic friends, Nick, Cassie, and Kira go on a frenetic quest that may bring down the shady Division and set its psychic captives free.
PUSH's psychics are a bit closer to superheroes, albeit without the costumes: "sniffers" can see the recent past by smelling an object, "shadows" can keep people and objects hidden, "shifters" can temporarily change the appearance of an object, and so on. The special effects in the fight scenes featuring Agent Victor Budarin (Neil Jackson), who can shield himself from bullets and send people flying across the room with a whisk of his hand, are particularly well done. Evans holds his own as the reluctant hero, and Fanning is, as always, a formidable presence on screen. Hong Kong itself is another character in the film, providing a crowded, fast-paced, anonymous backdrop for the action.
DVD Features
Region [unknown] Keep Case Full Frame Audio: (unspecified) English Additional Release Material: Deleted Scenes Behind the Scenes Featurette Audio Commentary: Director & Cast
I really want to like Push more than I do when business closes for the day. Thanks to talented director Paul Mcguigan (Lucky Number Slevin), visually, and from the standpoint of tone, this is right... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on March 25, 2010
Reviewed by: Martin
"Push" is a fairly average movie about people with superpowers. What lets it down the most is that the people with these powers are amongst the most annoying actors around. Chris Evans (who here in... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on January 18, 2010
Reviewed by: Dave
I'm torn on this one. Good special effects, some very good acting, particularly from Dakota Fanning, as well as a fairly original concept, but too many plot holes to really enjoy it. The protagonist... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on July 2, 2010
Posted on March 25, 2010
