Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is being brought up by her father Erik (Eric Bana -- do you think they picked the name Erik because of Eric Bana?) near the Artic circle. She is trained to kill Marissa (Cate Blanchett), a CIA agent. Eric tells his daughter that Marissa wants her dead. At the age of 16, Erik gives her an option: she can decide when she is ready to kill Marissa. Hanna decides she is ready and sets off a tracking signal. Erik leaves the area while the CIA comes in to pick him up -- thinking he set off the tracker. Instead, the CIA finds his daughter. Once brought to a holding cell (we later learn is in Morocco), Hanna asks for Marissa. An agent acting as Marissa is brought in. This is not a good idea. Hanna kills her, escapes the rather secured building and the chase begins. The goal is to meet up with her father in Germany.
A great little action movie though one has to admit that there was some nice film editing during Ronan's fight scenes -- especially when she was going up against the three males who were contracted to chase her down. Also, after leaving the theater, one has to ask, "Why wouldn't her father knock off Marissa instead of leaving it up to his 16 year-old daughter?" Yes, yes, he's an ex-CIA agent and might trip certain security systems, but isn't he essentially taking a chance by sending his daughter to do the dirty work. I figured if a father really loved his daughter, he'd try first.
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