Rated PG-13 – 1h51

Reviewed 2.15.09

All the drunk Dakota Fannings and floating guns couldn’t make this an interesting thriller.

Push makes a small attempt at becoming a sci-fi action-thriller, but ends up in the wishy-washy world of style over substance.

Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans are part of a group of people who possess the ability to control things with their mind. Because of their telepathy, telekinesis and mind killing abilities, a secret US Government wants to capture them and control their powers.

Much of the film is about the chase, but things dull quickly when the characters stop to rest.

Set in Hong Kong, this is a pretty, glossy, shiny and sparkly treat to look at. The underlying story is weak and full of so many holes that it bored me. If a man is able to reflect bullets with his mind power like a Jedi, shouldn’t he be able to open the car trunk he’s locked in?

I do enjoy the sci-fi thriller genre, but Push is among the weaker attempts at it.