2. But this movie belongs to Saoirse Ronan. With this, Atonement, and The Lovely Bones, she prove she's the real deal. Impressive. (Bonus points for the exotic first name.)
3. "I just missed your heart."
4. Imagine Salt or The Bourne Identity if the lead, killing-machine character were a 14-year-old girl.
5. How'd they manage to make Cate Blanchett look so unattractive?
6. A great soundtrack by the Chemical Brothers, especially the techno score that accompanies an incredible escape attempt.
7. This seems awfully harsh for PG-13. Lots of people get killed. Does it really make a difference if the violence is bloodless or off-screen? Guess the MPAA thinks so. And does the less-restrictive rating really open this movie up to wider audiences? We didn't see any kids in the audience. Why not just go for it and make it an R?
8. As great as the script is, we're particularly impressed by director Joe Wright. It can't be easy to strike just the right tone between tense action-thriller, poignant coming-of-age, and oddball black humor. It's a very strange, very quirky movie. And purposefully so, it seems. His last film, Atonement, is fairly genius as well.
9. Great use of some unusual exteriors, particularly a rundown, weed-choked amusement park in the finale.
10. That said, there is a bit of a pacing problem in the first 45 minutes or so.
11. Funny what happens to the boy who tries to kiss little assassin Hanna. She has some intimacy issues.
12. We liked it.
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