Hanna

Yesterday I did a double feature.  I hit the movies by myself to check out Hanna, then I met some friends for dinner and a viewing of Your Highness.

It did not go as expected, either in-theater or out.

First off, let me say that Hanna is a very well-edited film.  The visuals are alternately striking and simple, and all the close-ups and zoom-outs are perfect for the scene.  Additionally, the actors do a fine job, especially Cate Blanchett as a huge bitch of a government agent. 
Now with the niceties out of the way, let's get down to business, shall we?
My biggest complaint is the overuse of foreshadowing.  Hinting at things to come is always a fantastic idea, and in the thriller genre it is a common occurrence used to get the audience to interact with the film.  If I zoom in on a lamp during an important plot scene, you will probably start wondering what I am going to use the lamp for later.  Not IF I am going to use the lamp.  HOW I am going to use the lamp.
Hanna of course obeys this unspoken thriller rule, and then does it too often, and too blatantly.  That, my friends, is called 'telegraphing.'  Not only was I able to correctly predict every single damn thing that was going to be important later in the movie, but I was also able to guess how, when, and for what purpose.  Not only that, but I correctly guessed the ending of the film within 10 minutes of the beginning.
That makes for a really boring thriller.
Speaking of thrillers, how is it that I was genuinely bored about 90 minutes into the movie?  I did not have any specific reason.  In fact, the plot was solid, if a bit twisty-in-a-dumb-way towards the end, and like I said before, the actors were fine.  Saorise Ronan, the girl playing Hanna, was convincing in her role as a bright young lady who had no practical experience in the real world, and Eric Bana has successfully convinced me that his version of The Hulk is all Ang Lee's fault. 
Why was I so bored then?  Maybe it's because even with the looming final battle, I had guessed so much of the movie correctly that I was afraid to even think any more, for fear of correctly guessing every single line for the rest of the film.

Now to rate the movie....I really don't think movie rankings work very well, because people are different.  What I love you may hate.  So giving this film a 5/10 or a 60% or a B- or some such does not mean much.  Instead, I am going to rank my movies by comparing them to other films in the genre, as based on my opinion of what is good and what is bad.
So, if I were going to rank Hanna against her peers, I would put her just above Paycheck but I would recommend any movie starring Bruce Willis in its place, even Die Hard 4: Die Hardiester.