Push

Summit Entertainment | Release Date: February 6, 2009

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 199 Ratings

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johnnypollenAug 26, 2011

Listen. It's not good. But it's entertaining enough.
Dakota Fanning is still creepy, Chris Evans is still hot, and the girl who looks like Selma Blair is downright grody. The logic is crud, but it's not the worst movie I've ever seen. AndListen. It's not good. But it's entertaining enough.
Dakota Fanning is still creepy, Chris Evans is still hot, and the girl who looks like Selma Blair is downright grody. The logic is crud, but it's not the worst movie I've ever seen. And Hong Kong is pretty, so...… Expand

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CineAutoctonoAug 1, 2015

I ran out wanting to know how good the movie was boring despite the hyper - power of telekinesis , it is brutal but no more say again that movie so boring !

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ZackM.Jan 2, 2010

it was not a terrible film and it has the potential to be great. all it needs is a stronger plot more effort in acting some more action-packed action sequences and a hint of direction in the film, it could ne a terrific movie.

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ScotterMonkeyMar 3, 2022

GREAT idea but lame implementation. Predictable and people making highly impractical and unintelligent decisions.

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SabrinnaDec 25, 2010

Watchable but basically just a rip off of The 4400 and Heroes with a much larger budget, bigger names and far less imagination and integrity. Worth watching if you have nothing better to do.

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JayHJul 7, 2009

It's certainly lacks originality, and the style does not make up for the lack of substance. I couldn't get into the film, it was curiously uninvolving.

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ChadS.Feb 8, 2009

Fish heads explode, but no human ones, when a mover shatters glass tanks like one of Phillip Kaufman's body snatchers at an outdoor market, much to the disappointment of David Cronenburg fans everywhere, who delight in a little brain Fish heads explode, but no human ones, when a mover shatters glass tanks like one of Phillip Kaufman's body snatchers at an outdoor market, much to the disappointment of David Cronenburg fans everywhere, who delight in a little brain matter with their telekinesis. "Push" has watchers, movers, pushers, but alas, no scanners. Cassie(Dakota Fanning) is a watcher; she spends most of her time drawing a future that she and Nick(Chris Evans) are trying to change. When Kira(Camilla Belle) joins their makeshift family, the future changes, for the worse. For awhile, the local color offered by the eastern setting lends "Push" an atmosphere that offsets the banality of the story's premise. Two factions, an American outfit and a Chinese outfit, are fighting over a suitcase that contains a psychic steroid that will boost a pusher's ability. Too bad Cassie, nor her Chinese counterpart with daddy issues, can't write. Fanning, who at thirteen, is a child actor in transition, just as Jodie Foster was when she appeared in Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver", around the same age. In "Push", the tweener gets to be a taxi rider, as she tries her best to ground this obtuse sci-fi/action film with the same brio she brings to every role; this time, as an artist who plies her gift like an artisan. Her aesthetics is functionality. What modest pleasures that the Hong Kong locales offer in ways of diversion, are soon negated by Nick's nonsensical plan to thwart the watcher with daddy issues. He confuses Pop Girl(Lu Lu), and he confuses the audience. The plan is diffuse, not clever nor intricate, and it kills the story's momentum. "Push" turns into a game of follow the luggage.… Expand

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KevinM.Mar 7, 2009

The only good part about this movie was Djimon Hounsou, who not surprisingly stole the show with his role as the villain. Otherwise this was a very boring movie from start to finish.

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JackF.Jul 10, 2009

Push sounded like a cool movie when I heard about it. Not long into the movie I realized that I was wrong. It starts with the toolbag main character who is hopelessly dependant on a 13-year-old girl(never a good sign). His moronic friends Push sounded like a cool movie when I heard about it. Not long into the movie I realized that I was wrong. It starts with the toolbag main character who is hopelessly dependant on a 13-year-old girl(never a good sign). His moronic friends didn't help much either. Even the fight scenes aren't any good. You can't review this movie without mentioning those two gay chinese guys that scream all the time. Did that seem rascist to anyone else? One of the most satisfying movie deaths in recent memory when one of them got stabbed thru the neck. That was really the only good part. The rest will put you to sleep.… Expand

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TDKinDallasFeb 8, 2009

Unless you are just dying to see this in theaters then wait for dvd. Not that it is really bad or anything, it just isn't that good or anything special. Heck, I'm a guy and this is my kind of movie, but I enjoyed the not into you Unless you are just dying to see this in theaters then wait for dvd. Not that it is really bad or anything, it just isn't that good or anything special. Heck, I'm a guy and this is my kind of movie, but I enjoyed the not into you chick flick 10 times more (watched on the same day).… Expand

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RyanSJul 19, 2009

The characters had some cool abilities. It was fun to watch them use their super powers. Other than that the movie was slow-moving and mostly uninteresting.

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DerekJul 27, 2009

The movie had great special effects and some cool -- if not a bit far-out -- powers (come on, blowing up fish by screaming?). That said, it has a plot that's kind of like 500 oz. of grey molasses in a 250 oz. tank: It's slow The movie had great special effects and some cool -- if not a bit far-out -- powers (come on, blowing up fish by screaming?). That said, it has a plot that's kind of like 500 oz. of grey molasses in a 250 oz. tank: It's slow moving, boring, and they try to fit too much into one movie by leaving complete webs of questions unanswered. If you were like me, you spent the first half hour telling yourself that the plot would turn into something other than random scenes while wondering if that plot twist would ever be explained.… Expand

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Voodoo123Jun 20, 2018

2009's Push uses its hong kong location to tell it's unoriginal story of super humans on their varying quests for a McGuffin. Excellent cast (in their best moments)do an ok job here. High points for me include some occasional and interesting2009's Push uses its hong kong location to tell it's unoriginal story of super humans on their varying quests for a McGuffin. Excellent cast (in their best moments)do an ok job here. High points for me include some occasional and interesting 'using ma powers' set pieces. Felt a lot like a heroes double episode on a higher budget. Pacing drags things down at times and the cinematography feels unambitious in spite of the great location. Entertaining stuff nonetheless!… Expand

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jared1209Feb 5, 2020

Someone said this better than I could ever articulate:
Totally watchable, totally forgettable. Better stoned.

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Jesus_SavesNov 21, 2022

This movie gets a bit too much hate from the critics. It's not awful but it is very much flawed. I like the premise of countries and 3 letter agencies using people with extraordinary abilities to do their bidding, but instead of watching aThis movie gets a bit too much hate from the critics. It's not awful but it is very much flawed. I like the premise of countries and 3 letter agencies using people with extraordinary abilities to do their bidding, but instead of watching a movie based on that, we got a movie about some rouge superhumans tracking down a suitcase. For the most part the plot makes sense, but near the end it falls apart. It could have been a disaster, and it could have been really good, but it falls into the middle of the road.… Expand

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