Review of Harry Brown (2009) by Sgt. C — 31 Mar 2014
(56%).
The first opening half hour works quite well as we get sucked into Harry's bleak world of pain, fear and anger, but as it goes further and further along it starts to fall apart before dropping into absurdity at the end. The idea of an older man in some of the more dangerous parts of Britain taking on thugs only works up to a point, and when it becomes too Hollywood, and a bit too like Death wish 3, then it everything starts to crumble. If it had stayed gritty and somewhat realistic until the end then this could have really been something, instead it's a missed chance of a potential future classic.
This review of Harry Brown (2009) was written by Sgt. C on 31 Mar 2014.
Harry Brown has generally received positive reviews.
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