Review of The Brave One (2007) by Xou X — 12 Jul 2009
A movie about revenge is always interesting as is The Brave One.
Jodie Foster plays as radio show host Erica Bain. She and her fiance David(Naveen Andrews) walk through the park and into a tunnel in which they bumped into three violent criminals. The gangs rob and beat them to death. David dies from his wounds and Erica is traumatized for the rest of her life in which she describes the street as unsafe. Now she's back for revenge against the three criminals that wronged her. But not without the help of Detective Mercer(Terrence Howard).
Besides Terrence and Jodie, theres no packed baggage in this one. The two performances cant seem to overshadow the films flimsy direction. Jodie is terrefic in becoming this innocent turned violent character in which you would applaude in the end. Terrence will always be Terrence but he is enough to spark some excitment in this film.
Another flick on revenge and heavy morals. Its not new and can bore us from time to time. But the performances of the two actors and I guess a strong ending made this more than passable. Its a violent film about how a women was able to get through a tragedy with the substitute of vengence.
Its raunchy entertainment with strong emotional ties that is loved only if you knew what Jodie went through.
This review of The Brave One (2007) was written by Xou X on 12 Jul 2009.
The Brave One has generally received positive reviews.
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