On paper, this movie is cool as hell. The setting (shot on location in Hong Kong) looks great and is ripe for psychic battles in fish markets and alleyways. The lore has tons of potential, but it's wasted in a messy movie plagued with bad editing and flat acting. In capable hands, Push could have been a wonderful sci-fi action movie. Paul McGuigan directs what is ultimately a stylish movie with little substance. He did helm Lucky Number Slevin, which I think is great, but then again he directed a series of webisodes based on Need For Speed, too. Dakota Fanning is seen in her awkward growing up stage of her life which doesn't help. She has a pompous attitude and is overly sexualized - which works when you're 18, not 14.
See it for the atmosphere and then think of what could have been.
2.5/5
I read another review and wasn't impressed either. Thanks for going through it for me instead!
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