Push

2009
PG-13
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

117K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

117K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,776

278

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Trivia
In order to deal with the constant bustle of Hong Kong, director Paul McGuigan and the crew decided to shoot the film "guerilla-style", with the cameras hidden in vans, filming through small holes, and the actors doing their scenes in one take on the streets.

Goofs
During the final scene when the mover Victor breaks open the locker to retrieve the case, when the camera pans out to a wider view the locker is clearly no longer broken but is closed and in perfect condition.

Quotes
Cassie Holmes: [in tears] Tell me I'm a crappy artist and that everything is going to be fine.
Nick Gant: You are a *crappy* artist. Everything is going to be fine, I promise.

Crazy credits
As the opening credits appear onscreen, the names and their attributes are wholly or partially redacted (crossed out so as to be illegible).

Connections
Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Book of Eli/The Spy Next Door/Fish Tank (2010)

Soundtracks
Rocket
Written by Working for a Nuclear Free City (as Working For A Nuclear Free City)
Performed by Working for a Nuclear Free City (as Working For A Nuclear Free City)
Courtesy of Deaf+Dumb+Blind Records
By arrangement with Zync Music Inc.

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Review

Featured review

5/10

A complex mutant universe, ill defined and difficult to follow

Dakota Fanning leads off with a narrative exposition about Nazi beginnings of Division and the various mutant powers. There are a plethora of these: Watcher, Mover, Pusher, Shifter, Shadow, Bleeder. This is a complex array and they are dumped on the viewer en masse, which makes this highly complex magic system become formless and impenetrable.

Set in Hong Kong with an exceptionally capable cast roster there are some great scenes and the cinematography is beautiful. The plot consists of running around talking to a bewildering array of NPC quest givers in search for a MacGuffin that does something important - it is never quite clear what! Perhaps a smaller cast and more focus, with some abilities held back for a sequel, would have been better.

The star of the show is Fanning and her 'father/daughter' relationship with Chris Evans is effectively portrayed. Initially this was planned as the first movie in a trilogy, it is clear why no more were made; I gave up the will to live about halfway through!