Hanah is a top notch action thriller. The plot fits perfectly into the modern spy thriller genre: super spies, out of control government agents, cover ups, and questionable morality on all sides. The action is well choreographed. I liked the music that signaled bouts; it was subtle and fitting for the mood. Like all good genre films, it follows a well worn story arch. Unlike a great genre film, it does not play with the boundaries.
Hanah's strength are its writing and its performances. The characters, despite being stock genre tropes, are fully fleshed out and believable. Blanchet's CIA operative is deliciously twisted and broken. Ronan's Hanah blends the innocence of burgeoning young adulthood with a killer's coolness. The interaction between Hanah and the tourist family is brilliant.
It is definitely a movie worth seeing.
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