tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post4430398797065736860..comments2022-03-24T16:11:50.124-04:00Comments on The Man From Porlock: Grimm Tidings (Hanna and Cutter's Way)Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post-89308341915106265802011-11-26T10:52:14.846-05:002011-11-26T10:52:14.846-05:00I can see how "Hanna" might play better ...I can see how "Hanna" might play better on DVD, where it looks more like an above-average TV show. This is one of those films where I'm in enough of a minority opinion to second guess myself. (One of my dumbest pans was "Eastern Promises"; what the hell was I thinking?) When that's the case I'm usually willing to give the movie another go. For some reason, though, I have no urge to see this one again.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post-16910687435851869192011-11-26T07:30:38.712-05:002011-11-26T07:30:38.712-05:00I stepped into the Way Back Machine to find this o...I stepped into the Way Back Machine to find this one. I knew you'd written it up, and I couldn't remember if you were strongly for or against, but I was pretty certain it was one or the other.<br /><br />I watched this last night and have to say I really enjoyed it. I admit, my expectations were low; the trailer, despite its vivid look, felt like a yawn to me. I think part of what surprised me is that the movie isn't all rapid fight sequences.<br /><br />The only problem you've articulated here that I identify with concerns the protracted bloodless fight sequences in the middle of the film that clash with the way Hanna dispatches armed thugs early in the film. I realize the guys coming after her are only supposed to <em>capture</em> her, but she would be operating with license to kill. And I guess that brings up this: I don't have a problem that Blanchett's character is more concerned with Bana as a threat; just that, even after Hanna kills about five people in five seconds, she still thinks she can be taken alive by three guys, when in fact she was engineered to be unstoppable.<br /><br />But, so it is. The other cuts you had a problem with I thought worked well. I felt the pacing throughout was very strong. This won't be in my top 10 this year, but I'm not sure it'll be far out of it.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post-13627473276492377602011-04-18T00:15:20.081-04:002011-04-18T00:15:20.081-04:00"Suspension of disbelief"? Exactly what ..."Suspension of disbelief"? Exactly what the hell is <i>that</i>? Sheesh, these Anonymous people and their foreign languages... someone deport these illegals back to Mexico already.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post-37954079224375163982011-04-17T19:14:54.862-04:002011-04-17T19:14:54.862-04:00Thank you for your comment, Anon. I'm glad you...Thank you for your comment, Anon. I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. As for suspension of disbelief, I've always been of the mind that that's the filmmakers' job to create, not the viewer's, but I guess we'll have to disagree on that.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post-51395724834933347382011-04-17T18:23:05.489-04:002011-04-17T18:23:05.489-04:00First review of yours for me. I liked Hanna much m...First review of yours for me. I liked Hanna much more than you. I thought the young actress did a magnificent job. The rest of the cast not so much. As to your review, apparently you have not learned yet of an essential ingredient needed in order to enjoy many movies. It is called suspension of belief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com