Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Tweekums As this film opens we are told that there are various classes of psychic people among us; these include Watchers, who can see the future, Movers, who can move items with their minds and Pushers, who can plant ideas in other people's minds, amongst others. These people are hunted by a US agency of psychics known as the Division and subjected to experiments aimed at increasing their powers; however every test subject has died… until now. A pusher called Kira survives and promptly escapes with a sample of the drug. The action then moves to Hong Kong where a mover called Nick Carver is trying to stay under the radar. They find him and start asking about 'the girl', meaning Kira, but he has no knowledge of her; shortly after they leave he is visited by thirteen year-old Cassie Holmes who tells him that they must work together to find a case that will help them destroy the Division. It won't be easy; the Division obviously want the case back and a group of Chinese Psychics, guided by a more powerful watcher, are after it… if that weren't enough all of Cassie's predictions about the future suggest they will all die!I hadn't heard much good about this film but decided to watch it anyway… perhaps because I wasn't expecting too much I found myself rather enjoying it. The idea of people with special powers struggling against others with special powers is hardly new but more often than not every person will have their own unique power; this is different as many people share a limited range of powers. It is also different in that powers aren't too amazing… nobody flies or walks through walls here. The way the powers work is nicely explained in the opening and the initial scenes set the story up nicely. Things progress well until the end; then we get the inevitable confrontation and a rather messy finale which appears to be setting things up for a second film which never happened. Chris Evans does a decent enough job as Carver however it is young Dakota Fanning who stands out as Cassie; making her the most believable of these unbelievable characters. There are plenty of fine scenes and some good action; the Hong Kong setting adds to the film's atmosphere giving and a more exotic feel than would have been the case if it had been set in a familiar US city. Overall an entertaining enough film; I just with it had a better ending.

Rachel A This is probably the only movie ever that I have seen over 5 times. I have some of the lines memorized and I absolutely loved it the first time I watched it. At first the only reason I bought it was because of my 11 year old self was obsessed with Dakota Fanning's style and Chris Evans but then I just started watching it when I was bored or sick or something. The movie itself is missing some plot holes and some of the special effects weren't that great but I loved it! Dakota's Fanning character was just amazing!!! Her character at times just made me want to hate her and like her. Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning just worked amazing together on the big screen. I had no idea the actress that played Melinda May in Agent's of Shield was in this, once I realized this I had to watch the movie again.

Python Hyena Push (2009): Dir: Paul McGuigan / Cast: Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Ming-Na Wen: Inventive adventure that plays with mind, matter and logic. Title doesn't exactly describe this science fiction thriller in full but the special effects and action are the payoff. Plot regards government agents seeking individuals with special powers while those sought seek a case containing an antidote. Clever but plays off the expected action violence in third act. Directed by Paul McGuigan who previously made the underrated Wicker Park as well as Lucky Number Sleven. Chris Evans plays a telekinetic who witness his father's death as a boy. He will become involved in a plot where he must locate the antidote as well as protect a past lover. Dakota Fanning plays a young contact who can see the future. She becomes instrumental in pushing Evans forward as well as provide key information towards the end. Camilla Belle plays a woman sought by government agents. She was once involved with Evans but now she is on the run as the first survivor of the experiment. Ming-Na Wen also assists then in their search. She is fortune teller in Hong Kong. Finally there is Djimon Hounsou who plays the sly villain responsible for the death of the hero's father. Perhaps his dismiss was anti climatic but this is a pointless effects spectacle that pushes for entertainment. Score: 6 / 10

SnoopyStyle It started with the Nazis experimenting on people with psychic powers. Now there is a secret organization called Division that seeks to research and control people with powers. Nick Gant (Chris Evans) is a second generation Mover who has telekinetic powers. Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning) is a Watcher who can see into the future. She teams up with Nick to find a suitcase that will bring down Division.The idea of a secret world of people with superpowers never made a lot of sense. These powers are so great that it's questionable how they could possibly keep any of it a secret. It'd be better if the world isn't so clueless. It would give it better realism.I do like other realism in this movie. I like the real HongKong locations. I like the real effects, real stunts, and limiting the CG. I like that aspect of the movie.Chris Evans is OK as the lead, and I found Dakota Fanning interesting with a bit mystery. But Camilla Belle is too wooden. The story is over-explained and yet somehow seems confused. Director Paul McGuigan didn't get the best out of everybody.