The Brave One

Pros: Excellent acting, direction and script
Cons: None

I didn't see the other recent "vigilante" film "Death Sentence" because the reviews were universally bad. Very bad. Even though Kevin Bacon starred in that film, it didn't appeal to me in the least. As Hollywood frequently does, another film of the ...

Pros: intriguing story, strong characters, Terrence Howard, very well written
Cons: none really

It is numbing; disturbing; to find inside ourselves lies a stranger. Jodie Foster is back with a vengeance in her new thriller The Brave One. I may be overstepping things when I call the film a "thriller" though, as the intent of the ...

Pros: Well acted and directed. Great cinematography
Cons: Very violent

When I watched the The Brave One the other night it turned out not to be the story I was expecting but even better then I thought it would be, with a message that most gun advocates most likely would not agree with. I've always been a fan of ...

Pros: Awesome premise, gotta love revenge!
Cons: Script is flim-flam, the whole thing is just a little too "full of itself".

It seems like the older I get, the darker of a person I become. Whether it's a form of adaptation, being influenced by what I see or just plain old self-indulgence, it's anybody's guess. But much like Jodie Foster's character, I find myself starting to ...

Pros: Terrence Howard
Cons: Jodie Foster, unrealistic, contrived

I keep wondering if I saw the same movie tons of other people have seen. The other reviewers (and my friends alike) have praised it for its ‘depth’ and great story, but I was seriously dying throughout watching this piece of crap. Last night ...

Pros: Attractive plot, Terrance Howard
Cons: Unbelievable moments, takes itself almost too seriously, trailer reveals too much

I've really begun to dislike Jodie Foster, and her roles in recent films...Except Inside Man. I honestly think she takes herself almost too seriously when she portrays her characters, and although she's always playing deeply emotion ...

Pros: It's always fun to listen to how Jodie Foster delivers her lines.
Cons: The plot.

Jodie Foster's great acting talent is once again wasted in this twist on the old Death Wish films that were sequeled back in the 1970s. Ever since she played Clarice Starling in 1991's Silence of the Lambs, we have been looking for Jodie to ...

Pros: Terrific performances by Foster and Howard. The movie has a nice style to it.
Cons: The ending is a bit flawed.

“The Brave One” is so much different from the recent vigilante dud “Death Sentence,” which is exactly why it works. Director Neil Jordan (“The Crying Game”) has crafted a somewhat flawed, but absorbing character piece. That’s ...

Pros: Interesting style, Two strong leading performances, Some interesting action
Cons: Confused about what it wants to be, Stereotypical in many ways

Walking out the exit at the movie theater I was just thinking... "Well it wasn't bad... but it really wasn't all that great either..." "The Brave One" is decent in pretty much every way, but it does have a few things going for it. I think the movie gets ...

Pros: The acting is good if misguided.
Cons: We paid money for this?

The Brave One stars Jodie Foster as Erica Bain a straight talking NYC radio show host who shares the sights and sounds of the city with her listeners. Also starring are Terrance Howard as Detective Mercer and Naveen Andrews as Dr. David Kirnani (also ...