Push
Summit Entertainment | Release Date: February 6, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The strength of Push is its relentlessness. The movie doesn't pause for anything and, when it provides exposition, it does so without bringing the action to a grinding halt. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Push has a cool, sinewy style, energy to burn. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
Superhero fans will likely be into Push just for the cool-factor of watching embattled heroes and villains in tense war of wits, wills, and skills. That broader audience is less likely to come along for the ride. Read full review
70
Washington PostDan Zak
As fantastical as all that sounds, the pleasure of Push comes from its glamorized grit, its no-nonsense pacing and the committed performances of the actors roughhousing in the gray area between heroism and villainy. It's pure popcorn, popped fresh, doused in butter and sprinkled with soy sauce. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Imaginatively filmed by Peter Sova, Push has a dizzying, chaotic energy that pulls you along. Paul McGuigan directs with maximum efficiency and minimum use of computers, creating effects that feel satisfyingly tangible. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Mostly it's a series of dream-image clues scribbled out by juvenile seer Fanning, followed by super-powered smackdowns between agents and mercenaries with slangy titles like watchers, stitchers and sniffers. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A weightless, style-driven thriller set in a photogenically chaotic Hong Kong. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
A supernatural action thriller, is jangly, jarring and violent. But more disconcerting is watching the sweet-faced Dakota Fanning swear, get drunk and pack heat -- in both fists, no less. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Suggestive of "X-Men," "The Matrix" and the television show "Heroes," Push is one of those time-mangling thrillers that manages to seem both complicated and superficial. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Fanning's watcher is watchable, yet the kid-actress extraordinaire is so polished it kind of makes your head explode. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneGlenn Whipp
Director Paul McGuigan ("Lucky Number Slevin") has never been keen on plot logic, and that might be fine here if he offered anything other than Peter Sova's lush images of Hong Kong. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
At the very least, a movie like this requires coherence to stay afloat. Barring that, it needs a star to distract us. Read full review
38
PremierePatrick Parker
This completely rips off "Heroes," which itself ripped off a great deal from the "X-Men," so no real imagination here...except for the "Sniffs," who creepily track people by smell. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Despite its high-profile cast and a sizable marketing push from distributor Summit Entertainment, audiences won't require any paranormal powers of their own to realize they've seen this one before. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAaron Hillis
Seems to have been made up as it was being filmed. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
A ragbag of shopworn ideas nicked from Philip K. Dick, this sci-fi thriller never stops finding new ways to make no sense. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
A curiously inert and talky action picture about good-looking mutants on the run from bad (but equally good-looking) ones, Push wastes a decent idea and stylish direction on a script that's much more Ingmar Bergman than Stan Lee. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineCammila Albertson
If your tolerance for repetition in genre films is already low, this one will probably push you right over the edge. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Two awful things about Push are at least interesting: The first is the way in which the story is confused. The second is that the story makes no sense. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle Smith
A grubby cut-price sci-fi thriller. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
I saw the original version of this same story 28 years ago. It was called "Scanners" and it blew my mind for real. Push just blows. Read full review
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