Just released on DVD July 7th, Push was a flick highly recommended by a coworker. Push is one of those films that tries hard to feature a concept of Hong Kong actioned themes with visually appealing actors (Chris Evans, Camilla Belle). The plot of the film tries so hard to get your attention that it lacks the pure concept of simplicity. You're busy spending time figuring out the different kinds of special talents each group brings. The title of the film describes the ability of pushers - those that have the ability to manipulate (push) a person's actions.

What puzzled me was Chris Evans' character, Nick, has underdeveloped powers of moving (telekinesis - think Jean Grey from X-Men). Nick manages to die or get severely injured so many times, it makes you think whether he even qualifies to be a protaganist. Is it me or is Dakota Fanning's acting gotten significantly worse? Her incessant screaming in War of the Worlds was mindnumbing. I was hoping for something not crappy with Djimon Hounsou in this flick but his character was nothing notable. About the most refreshing thing about this film was having it shot in Hong Kong. Nice to know that there are other places to film action movies other than New York or LA.

If you're looking for an action flick that has more to bring to the table, rewatching Jumper or the Matrix is your better bet.