Hanna
Focus Features | Release Date: April 8, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
12
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonApr 8, 2011
As the highly focused Hanna, Ronan - who had a breakout role in "Atonement" - is simply brilliant. Read full review
88
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 7, 2011
As Hanna confronts her past, the movie becomes like nothing you've ever seen. I'd call it a knockout. Read full review
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaApr 7, 2011
Hanna is a goofy and exhilarating mash-up of all sorts of things. Luc Besson's "The Professional" comes to mind, as do the propulsive synth-syncopations of "Run Lola Run" and the dark allegorical menace of Grimms fairy tales. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertApr 6, 2011
Here we have an odd cross between a fairy tale and a high-tech action movie. It could have been a fairly strained attempt at either, but director Joe Wright ("Atonement") combines his two genres into a stylish exercise that perversely includes some sentiment and insight. Read full review
88
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreApr 6, 2011
Saoirse Ronan shines in the title role, a wily, physically-fit and lethal girl. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 5, 2011
Although it would be an exaggeration to claim that Hanna "has it all," it is a richer and more compelling white-knuckler than the average roller coaster ride into tension and mystery. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumApr 7, 2011
Hanna's intriguing, disorienting pleasures - the movie is part poetic dreamscape, part sinister spy saga - lie more in the filmmaking flourishes than in the narrative. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnApr 5, 2011
The resulting adrenaline-packed vehicle delivers a multi-directional sugar rush. It moves so quickly that the bells and whistles blur together. Read full review
80
EmpireIan NathanMay 2, 2011
An absurd-sounding concept rendered wholly believable and thrilling by a fearless young actress and a director at the top of his game. Read full review
80
MovielineElvis MitchellApr 11, 2011
Wright applies an artful eye to carnage; he and production designer Sarah Greenwood exhaustively deploy their love for finding colors that mirror the characters' psychological states. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoApr 8, 2011
The beauty of the film and what ultimately makes it more timeless than trenchant, is the way it side-steps the entire issue of Hanna's sex. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 6, 2011
An unorthodox delight. Read full review
80
VarietyJustin ChangMar 30, 2011
An exuberantly crafted chase thriller that pulses with energy from its adrenaline-pumping first minutes to its muted bang of a finish. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovApr 7, 2011
It's a strange and electrifying brew of Hollywood genre tropes recalibrated for a globalized sensibility. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerApr 16, 2011
Is there a moral objection to be raised about a movie that features a teenage girl as an assassin? I suppose there is, but I couldn't find it in me to object. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenApr 7, 2011
It's one of those imperfect pictures that manages to command and hold our attention straight from the opening frames. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianShawn LevyApr 7, 2011
There's some great fun in the film, and a bit of unexpected wit, and lots of action, much of it ludicrous but some quite engaging. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanApr 7, 2011
Hanna's a memorable creation, a girl who carries danger with her like a plague. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinApr 11, 2011
Yes, this farrago of fairy tale and sci-fi conspiracy flick is, on one level, howlingly obvious. But there are howls of derision and howls of amazement, and mine were of the latter kind, mostly. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'HehirApr 7, 2011
Hanna is almost a terrific movie, or a partly terrific one, but all its giddy, improvised wonder resolves into nothing more than a ruthless, symmetrical story about a murderous monster. Read full review
70
Village VoiceEric HynesApr 5, 2011
Despite its handsome presentation and cinematic ingenuity, the film never really goes beyond superficial pleasures. Read full review
67
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallApr 6, 2011
A fitfully entertaining movie in an awkward position; too arty for the action crowd yet too unsubtle for more refined tastes. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 7, 2011
The single most compelling reason to see Hanna is Hanna herself. As played by Saoirse Ronan, who made her first big splash as another morally challenged youngster in Wright's 2007 "Atonement," the character is a fascinating and frustrating cipher. Read full review
63
USA TodayScott BowlesApr 7, 2011
One of the coldest action films in years and an odd showcase for Saoirse Ronan, a deft actress who is one of the few youngsters capable of pulling off action with acting. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrApr 7, 2011
It rockets along entertainingly enough for most of its running time - only that it's made with a self-importance the story itself doesn't warrant. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie OgleApr 7, 2011
The film is never more than an amalgamation of other movies. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 7, 2011
In the end there might not be much to this tale other than titillation, but there's plenty to be said for Ms. Ronan, who was the best thing about "Atonement" and holds her ground against forceful screen presences like Ms. Blanchett and Mr. Bana. Read full review
60
NPRMark JenkinsApr 7, 2011
The movie has more sensibility than sense, but it seems cunning next to such silly tough-girl fare as "Kick-Ass" and "Sucker Punch." Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichApr 6, 2011
Subtlety is not this movie's strong suit; even the terrific Chemical Brothers score pounds your nerves a bit more than it should. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasApr 7, 2011
Superficially exciting and handled with great aplomb. But the film is running to go nowhere. Read full review
50
The New YorkerDavid DenbyApr 22, 2011
When Wright literalizes the fantastic, the movie turns squalid. He does better when he lets his visual fancies roam free. [25 April, 2011 p.88]
50
TimeMary PolsApr 8, 2011
It's a feast for the eyes, but we're still hungry. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranApr 8, 2011
Blessed with considerable virtues, including a clever concept, crackling filmmaking and a charismatic star, it ultimately squanders all of them, undone by an unfortunate lack of subtlety and restraint. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithApr 8, 2011
Hanna doesn't go wrong immediately. It takes at least 2½ minutes. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 7, 2011
Still, those who meet the movie on its own terms and don't expect a masterpiece may appreciate the commitment of Wright and the actors. Blanchett goes out of her way, for example, to be repellent here. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesApr 7, 2011
As "Kick-Ass" proved, there's a ready audience for the spectacle of a school-age girl who's a relentless killing (as opposed to texting) machine. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyMar 30, 2011
The overall enterprise, for all its intrigue and visceral impact, feels overly thought out, affected and forced in its stylization. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierApr 8, 2011
The forced coming-of-age parable that filmmaker Joe Wright laces with fairy-tale symbolism is heavy-handed from the get-go. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsApr 7, 2011
Hanna presents the problem of the well-made diversion that is, at its core, repellent. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedApr 6, 2011
Contrived, pretentious and not worth seeing even for the perverse pleasure of watching first-rate talents make second-rate fools of themselves. Read full review
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