2D or Not 2D

My wife is awesome when it comes to presents!

For our anniversary she got me just over a year's worth of free cinema tickets. I get two tickets a month until next July which is all sorts of awesome.

But here's the rub!

These tickets are only valid for 2D screenings. Now, while my loathing of 3D is well doccumented here it is a lamentable fact that studios and distributors are now ramming 3D down our throats whether we like it or not. And the vast majority of us don't! When was the last time you heard anyone talking to you about a film they saw recently saying something like;

"Yeah, the acting was wooden, the dialogue was stilted, the action sequences were badly choreographed and the plot was all over the place but thank God it was in 3D because that made it all better!"

???

Anyway despite my initial apathy I decided that I really wanted to watch Thor. Could I find a 2D screening? Could I shite! I would have had to drive over to Manchester to make a 12:30 screening which just plain isn't going to happen on a Sunday!

Anyway, after the missus nixed my attempts to watch Attack The Block, we went to see Hanna instead which was a very stylish and enjoyable action romp. If you liked early Luc Besson films like Nikita or Subway then this is in a very similar vain! All of the ideas are pretty derivative but it does offer some well executed action sequences and some sterling performances from Eric Bana, the always good value for money Cate Blanchett and phenomenal newcomer Saiorse Ronan.

If you were looking for a plot breakdown this is basically it;

In some non-specific Eastern European forest Jason Bourne is training his daughter to be La Femme Nikita. They're both being pursued by Irina Spalko sans the accent and black bob. Anyway Nikita goes into hiding and meets the modern parents from Viz who happen to have the children from Outnumbered. Oh, and they're being pursued by David Van Day in a lemon tracksuit and several of the skinheads from This Is England.

It's a kind of Frankenstein's monster of a dozen espionage / assassin flicks thrown together but despite looking like a terrible idea on paper it's actually executed with enough flair and dynamism to make it a surprisingly worthwhile exercise.

Go see it!