Push

Movie Info

Genre(s): Sci-fi  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: David Bourla

Directed by: Paul McGuigan

Release Date:
Theatrical: February 6, 2009
DVD: July 7, 2009

Running Time: 111 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking

Starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Maggie Siff, and Scott Michael Campbell

Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims. Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilization. (Summit Entertainment)

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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 6.3 (out of 10) based on 61 User Votes

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Tiffany F gave it a10:
Awesome movie. This movie had a great plot and kept me on the edge of my chair waiting to see what happened next. The idea of this movie was very well thought-out. I hope there will be a sequel.

Derek gave it a4:
The movie had great special effects and some cool -- if not a bit far-out -- powers (come on, blowing up fish by screaming?). That said, it has a plot that's kind of like 500 oz. of grey molasses in a 250 oz. tank: It's slow moving, boring, and they try to fit too much into one movie by leaving complete webs of questions unanswered. If you were like me, you spent the first half hour telling yourself that the plot would turn into something other than random scenes while wondering if that plot twist would ever be explained.

Roderic R gave it a9:
Pretty good. A lot better than the people who blatantly dismiss it. It had a chance to be a 10, but just couldn't do it. Still, worth watching. Dakota Fanning will be a superstar.

Ryan S gave it a4:
The characters had some cool abilities. It was fun to watch them use their super powers. Other than that the movie was slow-moving and mostly uninteresting.

Felicia gave it a9:
If ur lookin for a gr8 thinkin movie, than I recommand... okay I can't do that any more. Please notice how every bad review of this movie has bad spelling or "iz" saying it was too convoluted. Please notice how every good review of this movie is from a well-educated and good-looking person who can follow plot twists and nay, even CRAVES them. The previews make this movie out to be a retarded "Jumper" sequel. It's not. It's pretty smart- if you watch hard and pay attention you'll be rewarded handsomely, and this movie is one annoying 12-year-old away from being a perfect 10.

Jack F. gave it a4:
Push sounded like a cool movie when I heard about it. Not long into the movie I realized that I was wrong. It starts with the toolbag main character who is hopelessly dependant on a 13-year-old girl(never a good sign). His moronic friends didn't help much either. Even the fight scenes aren't any good. You can't review this movie without mentioning those two gay chinese guys that scream all the time. Did that seem rascist to anyone else? One of the most satisfying movie deaths in recent memory when one of them got stabbed thru the neck. That was really the only good part. The rest will put you to sleep.

Cliff M gave it a10:
The critics for this movie do it grave injustice only showing how shallow and formula Hollywood has become in order for an action movie to become successful. Something that has to be appreciated in this movie is that it blends not only classic action flick sequences and story lines, but it also adds a very in depth plot twist that comes together very well at the end. To simply it for some of you, it means this movie requires you to "think". This isn’t just a simple story line littered with ungodly expensive special effects with a story line that is full of holes and a weak plot (Transformers 2, I’m looking at you), it is a comic book movie based on a series that achieves a great story with a limited budget. It also has a very refreshing plot scene, soundtrack, and direction for Push. While Push has been described by some as a Heroes mixed with X-files knockoff, these critics are individuals that don’t truly appreciate comic book and super hero genres, whose only experience with this world is probably with TV shows such as Heroes, of which they probably only scan through an episode or two, but have zero experience and appreciation with actual comic book storylines and scifi in general. You wouldn’t get a country fiddle player to critique a concert pianist, or a trained opera singer to judge a folk singer, or a Pro golfer to score a NCAA wrestling match, so why would you get a hack no talent columnist/movie critic whose top three favorite movies probably include My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Mama Mia, and Scary Movie, to critique this movie? This movie begs to have a sequel, but unfortunately, thanks to Hollywood’s short attention span that caused the negative criticism that it did, this movie will probably not receive a second chance. That’s a shame, because with a bigger budget, this movie could honestly be a classic.

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