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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.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking.

Runtime: 1 min 41 secs

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:20-02-2009

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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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]

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
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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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“What if nothing we did made any sense. Would that throw them off the scent?” Nick asks. You bet.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
02/19/09
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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A movie so bland, it might as well have been filmed in Hounslow.

Full Review Source: News of the World | comment Comment
02/19/09
Robbie Collin
Robbie Collin
News of the World

Totally watchable, totally forgettable.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
02/26/09
Jonathan Crocker
Jonathan Crocker
Little White Lies

The lack of any convincing over-arching plot, the muddled use of alternating futures and squashed-together gaggle of wafer-thin characters renders the project a near complete failure when it comes to thrills and entertainment.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
02/19/09
Alex Fletcher
Alex Fletcher
Digital Spy

The violence is incessant, the portentousness constant, the opacity rarely penetrated.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
02/26/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Sloppily conceived but directed with flair, Push is bound to split the vote. Look closely and its disparate pieces fit clumsily together; step back and the overall effect has an undeniable allure.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
02/19/09
Matt Glasby
Matt Glasby
Total Film

Going to see this film doesn’t make much sense. It’s obviously been cynically conceived as a franchise starter, but abruptly flicking to the end credits seemingly mid-movie is not a good way to start one.

Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | comment Comment
02/19/09
Jon Hamblin
Jon Hamblin
SFX Magazine

Silliness rules the day: plot holes abound and are plugged with techno-pounding action sequences and more nonsensical guff. As a TV pilot, this might have worked; as a film, it’s loud, confusing and inane.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/19/09
Tom Huddlestone
Tom Huddlestone
Time Out
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Director Paul McGuigan serves this up with a flashy swagger but there is no disguising the fact that it is an incomprehensible mess.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
02/26/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

Kinetic and convincing, this uses a limited budget to thrilling effect, giving us a sort of X-Men-meets-Trainspotting twist. We hope a sequel follows this early promise.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/20/09
Helen OHara
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine
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Why would a psychic 'tec need to sniff a toothbrush to locate its user? Does spearmint freshness have a spooky vibe?

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
02/19/09
Victor Olliver
Victor Olliver
Teletext

At no point do you care if these dough-eyed buffoons live or die.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies UK | comment Comment
02/19/09
Orlando Parfitt
Orlando Parfitt
IGN Movies UK

A dull trudge, the sort of popcorn movie that gets released in February rather than during the summer holidays.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
02/27/09
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

If the words “A bit like Jumper but not as good” strike fear into your heart then you might want to avoid this turgid superpower stinker.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
02/19/09
Chris Prince
Chris Prince
Sky Movies

Sci-fi hokum to give you a headache.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
02/20/09
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Engagingly photographed but dramatically inert.

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

British director McGuigan clearly hoped to make more than a dopey, effects-laden actioner. Unfortunately, he’s made an uneven and pretentious one instead.

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02/19/09
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
Heat Magazine
 
 
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