Chaplin

Surprised there wasn't a thread about this movie--although I could have swore there was. Searched for the title and for Jodie Foster and nothing came up.

This film was by the director of The Crying Game, and it is as tight as you can get. Yes, it's a vigilante movie, and yes, we have seen it before with Charles Bronson, but if you want to catch something with top-notch acting, this is it. Both Jodie Foster (who is good in just about anything) and Terrence Howard (quickly becoming one of my favorite actors) are great. What is most surprising, though, is how good the script is--especially for a movie in a well-known genre. It keeps you guessing, and there is a good amount of angst the entire time, but not only from Foster's vigilante character, but Howard's cop.

Just a well-done thriller all around and didn't deserve some of the poor reviews it got for being "too much like Death Wish.

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devilalum

I heard it called, "Death Wish for Girls."

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Chaplin

Not really. Jodie Foster is pretty butch in this one. She does do vigilante pretty good.

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Shane H

It was entertaining. But certainly not great cinema.

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the action scenes were ok

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Renz

I liked it. Foster and Howard were great.

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nashman

pretty good

UncleChris

I enjoyed it, but it really was a remake of "Death Wish." 3 out of 5 stars.

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The Brave One

Release Date: September 14, 2007
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Neil Jordan
Screenwriter: Cynthia Mort, Neil Jordan
Genre: Psychological Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence, language and some sexuality)
Website: The Brave One

Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen

Plot Summary: New York radio host Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) has a life that she loves and a fiancé she adores. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiancé dead. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Her dark pursuit of justice catches the public's attention, and the city is riveted by her anonymous exploits. But with the NYPD desperate to find the culprit and a dogged police detective (Terrence Howard) hot on her trail, she must decide whether her quest for revenge is truly the right path, or if she is becoming the very thing she is trying to stop.

Heucrazy

I liked it a lot. The only thing that botherd me was that Jodie Foster's boobies are smaller than I thought.

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Linderbee

Have you not seen The Accused?

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Heucrazy

I guess not.

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Linderbee

Great movie.

The Accused

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Heucrazy

You know what I have seen that movie. It's disturbing.

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Linderbee

Yes, very. But it is a very good movie, too.

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