Review of Harry Brown (2009) by Kimmo J — 21 Nov 2010

Harry Brown is a pulse pounding revenge thriller. A nonstop thrill ride from the get go, the film is raw and nasty. The violence is unsparring. The thrills demand that you keep your face glued to the tv.

Michael Caine delivers a great performance as Harry Brown, a widower who's friend got brutally murdered by a gang of thugs, and now he's out for revenge. The film is very gripping and tough to watch, but you are thrilled nonetheless.

Harry Brown is a well acted, well directed and well paced revenge film in the same style as Gran Torino. Michael Caine always delivers in his roles, and gives yet another great performance here. Harry Brown will satisfy any thriller fan who wants a good revenge film to watch.

As far, as the genre is concerned, this film is definitely an entertain new film in the revenge genre. Michael Caine is a terrific actor, and he proves it once again with this good film. Harry Brown has all the trappings of a good revenge film, it's a great film, but it's far from being excellent.

There's been better revenge films out there and revenge films always seem to follow the same type of formula. But this time around the actor is Michael Caine, and he does deliver a good brand of vigilante justice.

Harry Brown may follow the same formula of other films of the genre, but it still manages to entertain and thrill the viewer. The film has good amounts of drams, action and thrills to be had. Michael Caine is in top form here.

I think that he should be in more staring roles, as he really elevated the simplistic plot to something great. If the film would've had a different actor in the part of Harry Brown, I think that the film would have been less thrilling, but Caine was the perfect choice for this role, and even though Harry Brown may not be that original of a film, it still has plenty of good things going for it.