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Brave One
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Director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME) injects the standard revenge saga with new life by asking difficult questions about the meaning of...
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Director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME) injects the standard revenge saga with new life by asking difficult questions about the meaning of courage in his thriller THE BRAVE ONE. Jodi Foster (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, INSIDE MAN) showcases her knack for playing characters with a mix of strength and vulnerability, while Terrence Howard's tender charisma comes through IN Mercer, the cop who knows more than he's letting on. Foster plays New Yorker Erica Bain, a radio talk show host happily engaged to a doctor (Naveen Andrews, LOST). The walls of Erica's safe existence come tumbling down one night during a walk through Central Park with her boyfriend, during which they are mugged, he is killed, and she is severely beaten. When she wakes from a coma three weeks later, Erica's eyes assume a haunted look and she fears the city she once loved. So she buys a gun, and when she witnesses a domestic fight and murder in an all-night convenience store, she uses it to save herself. This first murder opens the door to oth...
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Don't mess with Jodie Foster!
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Pros: Foster & Howard, Rousselot's cinematography, making-of-feature with interesting information
Cons: could be 10-15 minutes shorter or have more of Andrews and Steenburger
Bottom Line:
That woman can act! So can that guy, but I've seen that more recently...
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Recovering from death is hard
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Pros: Plot
Acting
Camera Work
Cons: Ending was only OK
Bottom Line:
Seeing the twists and turns the mind takes as it copes with loss was excellent. Except for an OK ending, I recommend this film.
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She Wants her dog back!
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Pros: Jodie Foster shows how well she acts!
Cons: I found it a bit long with all the emotional angst.
Bottom Line:
It's a great "I'm the vigilante and you're the cop trying to get me." film like Death Wish. The difference is that the vigilante is female.
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Jodie Foster in The Brave One - Came for the thrills, stayed for the drama
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Pros: Foster, Howard, drama
Cons: Thriller elements weak
Bottom Line:
The bottom line is "The Skittish One"
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Jodie Foster Showed a Different Side in The Brave One
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Pros: Foster and Howard. Interesting take on the plot.
Cons: Mostly predictable. Violent at times.
Bottom Line:
The Brave One was a good movie overall that I did like. Fans of Foster should give it a chance.
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Brave One - 2007
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Pros: n/a
Cons: n/a
Bottom Line:
"I wanna be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough"
~Nichole Nordeman
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Braver Than It Looks
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Pros: emotionally powerful, more thoughtful than Enough or Death Wish
Cons: the predictable plot of the revenge flick
Bottom Line:
Despite appearances to the contrary, this is a very worthy film.
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The Brave One
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Pros: Great thriller
Cons: none
Bottom Line:
Loved it
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Fight Crime... SHOOT BACK!!! Jodie Foster carries concealed
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Pros: Strong performances
Cons: Definitely sends the wrong message.
Bottom Line:
While Foster and Howard provide great performances, these revenge fantasies completely demean the spirit behind the 2nd Amendment.
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Jodie Foster Kills
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Pros: Jodie Foster turns in another outstanding performance.
Cons: The story is not new.
Bottom Line:
A revenge/empowerment tale with a great performance by Jodie Foster.
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Deeper Than Death Wish
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Pros: Jodie Foster and Terence Howard are excellent.
Cons: The ending is a real head scratcher.
Bottom Line:
A thinking person's Death Wish... deeper screenplay and more fully developed characters.
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