Harry Brown

Take the plot of "Death Wish," add the plot of "Gran Torino," throw in the score from "Taxi Driver," plus a mail-it-in performance by Michael Caine, and you've got a pretty bad movie. Caine averred in pre-screening remarks at the Toronto... Full review

This is a vigilante movie, impure and simple, with lip-licking bloodbaths and unconcealed contempt for law and order.....Caine is a very good actor and he pulls off some fine moments, especially when confronting earnest Detective Inspector Emily Mortimer..... ... Full Review

For my money, Harry Brown is at its best at its midway point, the Loach/Love cusp -....What a tremendous role for Caine..... ... Full Review

although there are enough moments that fail to ring true (including a police raid on the estate) to undermine the film's overall credibility.....gives a performance devoid of vanity as he plays the elderly Harry..... ... Full Review

He's had a funny career, Michael Caine.....the noughties have been pretty nice for Sir Michael.....It's debatable that Caine's currently enjoying his richest run of form since entering the movie business..... ... Full Review

The Mayan-inspired film sees a series of geological and astrological disasters befall Earth in 2012. The movie knocked Disney's A Christmas Carol into second place, although the animation still made more money in its second weekend than its first. ... Full Article

The Tories have taken to presenting Harry Brown as somehow authenticating their "Broken Britain" campaign . "Once in a while, a movie comes along that has genuine social and political content and deserves to be treated as a commentary on... ... Full Article

There are about five seconds in Harry Brown which sum up the film's political stance. A skin-headed thug is sitting in his car, having a sexual act performed on him by the reluctant young man in the passenger seat, and... ... Full Article

The Get Carter star is set to wow cinema-goers with his role as a vigilante in violent revenge movie Harry Brown, which is released this month (Nov09). ... Full Article

In this week's edition, the Coen brothers chat about bringing their childhood into their new masterpiece A Serious Man, while newcomer Daniel Barber reveals what it was like to direct Michael Caine in revenge thriller Harry Brown. ... Full Article

Samuel Goldwyn is picking up all U.S. rights to the Michael Caine thriller "Harry Brown," marking one more buy of a Toronto premiere several months after the festival. ... Full Article