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Push (2009)

Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Feb 04, 2009

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Lisa Schwarzbaum is a film critic for EW

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Details Release Date: Feb 06, 2009; Rated: PG-13; Genres: Sci-fi, Thriller; With: Camilla Belle, Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning

Fight the power: Dakota Fanning stars in the stylized action flick Push

Hardworking little Miss Fanning plays a Watcher — someone who can see the future — in Push, a weightless, style-driven thriller set in a photogenically chaotic Hong Kong. There, in neon shadows, some folks born with telekinetic powers face off against shady government types who want to harness those powers to build an army of, I don't know, psychic spoon benders. Evans' skill as a Mover means he can hurl stuff through the power of thought. But the most woo-hoo-mind-blowing of all is Camilla Belle as a Pusher who can plant ideas in a subject's head. The idea I'm getting is that I'd prefer Wolverine and Storm to do the hurling and mind-blowing in X-Men. C

Originally posted Feb 04, 2009 Published in issue #1034 Feb 13, 2009 Order article reprints

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