I don’t know why Hanna’s opening and closing title cards remind me of Insidious and Drag Me to Hell. Joe Wright of Atonement fame seems to have a knack of long tracking shots, and the subway stalk-and-fight scene ending with Eric Bana tossing a knife at a mobster was brilliant. Cate Blanchett was over-caricatured, and plenty of unnecessary scenes involving Spanish boys and flamenco.
The Chemical Bros was responsible for the thumping soundtrack, but what caught my attention was this David Bowie ditty sung by the hippie family protecting Hanna in their trailer.
There was also an ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’, a 2 minute piece which you can use for anything involving work being done that requires a dramatic finish, last employed in the ending credits of ‘Johnny English Reborn’ (cooking scene) and also in the Social Network. I shall use it in the office then.
