The British extremely promising film director Joe Wright decided in 2010 to try his hand at the rollicking blockbuster action movie with chases and shootings.
The story of the universal soldier
After the pastoral Atonement and Pride and Prejudice, Joe Wright shoots the action-packed action movie Hannah. The perfect weapon. ” Actors and roles in the film were matched by types to each other under the vigilant control of the director. Unceasingly using his famous extra-long plans, Joe Wright told the story of a small universal soldier who, despite the abundance of action scenes, the cannonade of shots and fast-paced races, still looks like an art house.
The perfect warrior
The main role of the girl, who grew up in the taiga outskirts and turned by a man who calls himself her father, through hard training into an ideal soldier, was played by the Irish actress Sirsha Ronan. With a perfect elven appearance, the young performer has impressive professional experience. Prior to joining Joe Wright's project, she starred in Peter Jackson’s exemplary movie “Lovely Bones” and Wright’s military drama “Atonement”. The two-time Oscar nominee, BAFTA and Golden Globe were taken seriously by all adult fellow actors. “Hannah. The Perfect Weapon ”confirmed the statement of foreign film critics that Ronan is ideal in the image of a heroine - a closed loner, impenetrable for an outside look. Many directors adore such actresses, for example, the Dardenne brothers or Jean-Pierre Genet.
In Wright’s work, Sears easily re-plays the plot without any special intricacies, and even Eric Ban - only with one of his presence. Her natural photogenicity was admired not only by the director, who loves large drawn-out plans, but also by all the actors involved in the production of the picture. “Hannah. Perfect weapon ”is considered one of the most significant pictures in the filmography of the actress.
Ex-Time Traveler
Hannah’s father was played by the well-known “time traveler” Australian film actor Eric Bana. His talent was appreciated by all participants in the filming process: director, film crew, actors. “Hannah. Perfect weapon ”became the 23rd picture in his filmography. Eric won the first recognition among leading film critics in 2000, after participating in the production of the biographical thriller "Inside Look". After there were no less successful roles in the films Black Hawk, Troy, Hulk, Munich and, of course, The Time Traveler’s Wife.
In the film, Joe Wright, the actor played impeccably, surprised by his physical form in a fight with one of the villains, set in the style of slow-mo. The climax with his participation is worthy of a storm of applause.
Antagonist - FBI Agent
Actors of the film “Hannah. Perfect weapons ”tried to the best of their professionalism and talent, but the main antagonist of the picture - FBI agent Marissa performed by unfading Cate Blanchett, deserves special attention. According to experts of the cinema, the heroine of the Australian actress in the dexterous hands of the director absorbed a lot of features of the well-known images of FBI agents in the history of the film industry. Her name is considered a reference to Clarissa Starling from the canonical Silence of the Lambs, styling to Dana Scully from The X-Files, and her style of behavior and manner of communication to the hero of Tommy Lee Jones in The Runaway. In addition to the reviewers, the actors paid attention to these facts.
“Hannah. Perfect weapon ”for the actress, who managed to appear in 40 films and play in 20 theatrical productions during her entire career, became a curious experiment. Previously, the Australian performer was skeptical of roles in paintings of a similar genre. Winner of numerous awards and prizes (Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA) is known to a wide audience by the films “I am not there”, “Jasmine”, “Elizabeth” and “Aviator”.
Individual episodes with the participation of Cate Blanchett in the production of Wright are recognized by film experts as one of the most witty movie parodies of our time.
British actors parade
They starred in the movie “Hannah. The Perfect Weapon ”is an actor whose list is a gallery of beautiful English performers in episodic and secondary roles.
- In the guise of an exemplary sadistic villain, the brilliant British actor Tom Hollander performed on the films Boyfriend from the Future, Something about March, Pirates of the Caribbean, A Good Year and Soloist.
- Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, The Postman, The Rushmore Academy) together with the charismatic Jason Fleming (Cards, Money, Two Trunks, Lost Christmas, Red Violin) played the role of liberal English parents trying to curb at the resort, her dissolute daughter, whose role was played by Jessica Barden, that very brilliant pet-girl from “Irresistible Tamara”. As well as the filmography of Barden, the films Psychic, Fall, Scary Tales adorn the film.