It seems at least one film being released every month involves a superhero with some kind of fantastic ability that helps him or her save the world. The newly-released Push could be instinctively thrown into this category; however, with its complicated storyline and interesting characters, the film manages to stand out from the crowd.

Set in Hong Kong, the film tells the story of people who possess different psychic powers – the main of which being movers (whom have the ability to move objects with the mind), watchers (who can see the future) and pushers (who have the ability to plant a fictitious reality in others minds).

The plot is centered on a case that contains a syringe filled with an experimental drug that is vital to whoever gets it in their possession. One group will use it to do their own bidding while the other will use it to protect those that they hold most dear.

The first of these groups is Division, a U.S. government agency that has created a serum to drastically enhance the abilities of those with telekinetic powers. However, the serum has caused fatal results for every user until it works on one – a pusher named Kira (Camilla Belle) who manages to escape the clutches of the agency.

The other group looking for the case involves those that haven’t quite mastered their abilities. Nick (Chris Evans) is a mover who receives a knock on his door one day and is greeted by Cassie (Dakota Fanning), a watcher. Through Cassie’s ability, the two of them learn of the case, which could permanently bring down the agency. If they bring the agency down, Cassie can free her mother (the most powerful watcher) and Nick can gain revenge from those that murdered his father.

With the help of a shifter (a person with the ability to transform any object), a sniffer (one who has the ability to trace a person and their actions through scent) and a shadower (the ability to block a person or object with the mind), Nick and Cassie must keep Kira from the Division’s leader, Henry Carver (Djimon Hounsou), and find the case before he does.

The film presents the characters’ stories through gritty camera work and odd angles making it more artistic and edgy than sharp and epic.

While the content is semi-serious, Push still allowed some room for laughs with sarcastic comments between characters and a scene involving Dakota Fanning stumbling back into the hotel room after disappearing for a few hours.

Although the film was pleasantly fun to watch, the plot dragged on for far too long and the details surrounding each character made it difficult to accurately follow each character’s purpose.

The film is quick-paced and keeps the audience engaged and on their toes. This also makes it easier for the audience to notice the lack of events based on fact and how Evan’s character can go from almost unsure of himself to all-knowing.

After watching the entire film and trying to remember who does what, why they’re involved and what will ultimately happen to each character if they get their hands on the case, the film’s ending comes about far too abruptly. Key questions aren’t exactly answered and the ending is unsatisfying.

Push's story had a lot of potential, but unfortunately the fact that an entire new world had to be explained may have been its downfall.