Incoherent nonsense
Added 11/8/2009
"Push" plays like a cheapjack movie version of the much better "Heroes" from TV. As in that series (or the "X-Men" films, for that matter), a select group of people possess extraordinary abilities that set them apart from the rest of humanity. In this case, the people are known as Movers (those with telekinetic powers), Watchers (those who can see into the future), and Pushers (those who can force deceptive thoughts and false memories into the minds of others).
Chris Evans is the Mover, Dakota Fanning the Watcher - and together they go in search of a Pusher named Kira (Camilla Belle), who is the first such person to survive an injection given to her by a nefarious government agency to artificially pump up the "freaks"' super abilities and create an invincible army out of them in the process. Or at least that's what I THINK the movie was about because, quite frankly, if you can figure out what is going on in this film for more than five minutes at a stretch, you are a more astute observer of these things than I am. At any rate, despite her weakened condition, Kira has somehow managed to escape her captors, and thus the race is on to see whether the heroes or the villains will get to her first. I guess this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "going after pushers."
Unfortunately, the muddled, incoherent storytelling, cardboard characters, wooden performances and ho hum action sequences make it virtually impossible for us to sustain any real interest in what is happening on screen.
And to be totally honest, only the richly filmed Hong Kong locale holds any real appeal for the viewer.
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1 of Dakota,s best
Added 11/7/2009
This is probably one of Dakota Fanning,s best movies yet.
There was lots of action and excitment
It was gross when the chinese guys were screaming and the fish
were exploding all bloody in water.Some of movie made no sense
but most of movie was cool to watch.Again Dakota proved to me to be
excellant actress . All in all i can,t wait for part 2 if there is one
If there is one surely Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans better be in it
without them forget about it movie was excellant
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PUSH was great sci-fi adventure!
Added 11/5/2009
I had been intrigued by the previews of PUSH I had seen in theaters and on TV, and it was just as enjoyable and exciting as I hoped. I am hoping they would make a sequel in the future!
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Pushing the limits...
Added 10/7/2009
Good movie...the kind you can definitely watch repeatedly and find something new. Quite interesting concepts and great special effects!
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I liked it, but found its plot a little twisted, not in a good way.
There was minimal back story to prop up the diverse characters, with a lot of 'this is the way it is' attitude.
The special effects were alright, but sometimes 'what is happening?'.
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Incoherent nonsense
Added 11/8/2009
"Push" plays like a cheapjack movie version of the much better "Heroes" from TV. As in that series (or the "X-Men" films, for that matter), a select group of people possess extraordinary abilities that set them apart from the rest of humanity. In this case, the people are known as Movers (those with telekinetic powers), Watchers (those who can see into the future), and Pushers (those who can force deceptive thoughts and false memories into the minds of others).
Chris Evans is the Mover, Dakota Fanning the Watcher - and together they go in search of a Pusher named Kira (Camilla Belle), who is the first such person to survive an injection given to her by a nefarious government agency to artificially pump up the "freaks"' super abilities and create an invincible army out of them in the process. Or at least that's what I THINK the movie was about because, quite frankly, if you can figure out what is going on in this film for more than five minutes at a stretch, you are a more astute observer of these things than I am. At any rate, despite her weakened condition, Kira has somehow managed to escape her captors, and thus the race is on to see whether the heroes or the villains will get to her first. I guess this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "going after pushers."
Unfortunately, the muddled, incoherent storytelling, cardboard characters, wooden performances and ho hum action sequences make it virtually impossible for us to sustain any real interest in what is happening on screen.
And to be totally honest, only the richly filmed Hong Kong locale holds any real appeal for the viewer.
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1 of Dakota,s best
Added 11/7/2009
This is probably one of Dakota Fanning,s best movies yet.
There was lots of action and excitment
It was gross when the chinese guys were screaming and the fish
were exploding all bloody in water.Some of movie made no sense
but most of movie was cool to watch.Again Dakota proved to me to be
excellant actress . All in all i can,t wait for part 2 if there is one
If there is one surely Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans better be in it
without them forget about it movie was excellant
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PUSH was great sci-fi adventure!
Added 11/5/2009
I had been intrigued by the previews of PUSH I had seen in theaters and on TV, and it was just as enjoyable and exciting as I hoped. I am hoping they would make a sequel in the future!
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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