PUSH has potentional- loads of it.  Is it a classic like THE MATRIX?  No.   is it a missed chance like JUMPER?  No.   PUSH lies somewhere inbetween the two.   The action scenes show off the powers all fo these psychic people have.   Their are many different types like Watchers (they can see the future), Movers (they can move things), Pushers (they can push thoughts into your head), Sniffers (they can find you by sniffing an object of yours), Shifters (they can change the appearance of an object for a limited time), Bleeders (their screams can make you bleed out), and Wipers (they can erase memories).    PUSH is about a clandestine government agency called Division that wants to make an army of people with superpowers.   They try to pressure a Mover named Nick (who has been living in Hong Kong) to turn over his ex-girlfriend Kira- a Pusher on the run (and the first person to survive their experiments to amp up people's abilities).   Cassie, a Watcher,  says Nick needs to help Kira.  The only problem is that she sees that they all die.  

Could PUSH have been more?  yes.  Is it a better set-up than other movies?  yes.    Could the script have been better?  yes.   Are the characters fleshed out enough as that you know who they are and their motives?  yes.   Lucky enough the budget was low ($5 million) that PUSH will make back it's money and make room for a sequel to be made.    This film is another great investment by Summit Entertainment.   PUSH may have a great first weekend before pulling in even more money when it comes to DVD.     Belle and Fanning are the stand-outs of this film while some of the Hong Kong characters are intriguing enough (like the Watcher woman who sucks a lollipop).   PUSH makes me interested enough to see if they can come up with a sequel that lives up to the awesome trailer 100 percent.

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