The Brave One

This was entertaining. Sure, one can't help but draw comparisons and think back to the most famous vigilante film of all time: "Death Wish," but this film stands on its own story. No, it's not "Death Wish," but it ain't... Full review

"I think someone should just take this city and just... just flush it down the f***in' toilet", says Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), in "Taxi Driver". He wants to protect the young prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster) from some pigs, and... Full review

this movie was much better than i had hoped or expected it to be.it basically turns the vigilante genre on its head,and has a female character as the vigilante.like any vigilante movie,it certainly poses tough questions.it contains some terrific performances... Full review

The Vigilante is a strange and intriguing person. One person’s act of retribution, or act for the greater good can stir so much emotions. Not just in the single man or woman, but the greater community; with polarising effects. The... Full review

A genre movie directed by an artist, Neil Jordan in this particular case. That is a formula that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. This time does, big time and I suspect it has to do with the artist behind the... Full review

"The Brave One," is a revenge film that is different then most revenge films. What director Neil Jordan does to separate this film from others is that he immerses the audience through the psychology and consequences when one decides to... Full review

Terrance Howard as Detective Mercer asks Jodie Foster's Erica how she came back from her heinous assault. Foster tellingly admits, "You become someone else…" Jodie Foster is powerful in Neil Jordan's "The Brave One". Jordan's "The Brave One" could have... Full review

OK, probably on first glance everyone will see the similarity with previous (male dominated) vigilante films. But that's a quick, superficial response. I have to say that everyone at the preview here in Miami on 9/10/07 was knocked out by... Full review

(My Synopsis) Radio host Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) is working and living a wonderful life in New York City without a care in the world. One night she and her fiancé, David (Naveen Andrews), are brutally attacked by three thugs... Full review

I saw this film in a preview. It was the final production though. Jodie Foster is a great actress, I would give her 10 of 10 without hesitation. The story is a standard revenge-movie. But with Jodies amazing acting and... Full review

The Brave One 's most glaring failing is that is it is forced to sacrifice realism in order to progress the plot. The Brave One does not try to hide the fact that it is a meta-commentary on America's post-9/11 wounds and the country's attempt at closure through violent retribution in Iraq. ... Full Review

Its my one complaint about this otherwise excellent film. While her performance in those movies ranged from mediocre to good, Foster's portrayal of radio talk show host Erica Bain in The Brave One is exceptional. Howard is also exceptional. ... Full Review

THE BRAVE ONE shuns most opportunities to become exploitative, whereas DEATH SENTENCE wallowed in its blood and guts (again, this is not a bad thing necessarily). Is lesser acting hands, THE BRAVE ONE might have been an inexcusable mess, but Foster and her equally strong co-stars bring a weight and importance to this work that made me care about these characters even when what they are doing at times seems terribly wrong. ... Full Review

This isnt a realistic film, and neither, really, was Taxi Driver, the high-water mark of this sort of movie. She does, however, enjoy talking to Detective Mercer (Terrence Howard) under the pretense of interviewing him for her show; they end up discussing how it feels to be powerless and powerful. ... Full Review

The film is at its best when the two are matching wits and baring souls. Terrence Howard is excellent as a savvy policeman fascinated by Foster. ... Full Review

'My favourite movie is The Brave One, starring Jodie Foster," says the former Thai Rak Thai member of parliament Nahathai Thewphaingarm.In the film, Foster plays a vigilante out for revenge. ... Full Article

Posted by Scott Mendelson in Writer's Corner at 11:39 AM PDT Random thought that I enjoy sharing... I saw The Brave One a couple months ago on Blu Ray, it being the rare Jodie Foster film that I don't see... ... Full Article

I just heard about that movie, wonder if it is good. > I just heard about that movie, wonder if it is good.Yes, because I said so. Trust me! You've seen it? I saw it on Saturday, and I really ... Full Article

Jodie Foster plays Erica Bain, a late-night radio personality whose life spirals out of control after an evening walk with her fiance ( Naveen Andrews ) leads to an assault which she barely survives. ... Full Article

Why don't my hands shake? Why doesn't somebody stop me? On one level, The Brave One is an efficient shocker in which the main character is traumatized by violent crime and then takes matters into his own hands by targeting... ... Full Article