The Brave One (2007)

Posted : 1 year ago at Nov 11 7:05

''I always believed that fear belonged to other people. Weaker people. It never touched me. And then it did. And when it touches you, you know... that it's been there all along. Waiting beneath the surfaces of everything you loved.'' A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge. Jodie Foster: Erica Bain Are these urban revenge movies becoming popular again? There was a surge of them in the early 1970s Dirty Harry, Death Wish, Taxi Driver that had a genuine purpose, albeit an entirely commercial one. The streets at that time were filled with lead. But things have died down mostly since then. The children causing much of that trouble are now in their 50s and 60s and although urban crime still trumps rural crime, but here we go again. Fi...Read more

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Oct 20 22:43

"The Brave One" tells the story of a middle aged woman (Foster) who loses her boyfriend, and soon to be husband in a brutal beating. The film is about her taking revenge upon her boyfriends death, and the tough times she has to go through. Throughout the graphic film, she kills more people than just the suspects. She basically takes her anger out on anyone who pisses her off, by blowing their brains out. She acquires a gun illegally from someone on the street. Yes, the film is extremely entertaining. I mean, just pure violence and mayhem can be fun to watch for awhile, but too much is too much. She took it too far, and I began to get rather depressed. I am not saying that I can not handle a bit of killing in the movies I watch, But when it gets very emotional and personal with love b...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 18 9:38

A radio host (Jodie Foster) witnesses her fiance's death and is left for dead. When she comes back to, she gradually sets out to get revenge on her fiance's killers.

It's about time a female character in a movie is shown taking revenge and justice in her hands. Sorry for all the people out there that did not enjoy the movie because they didn't think Foster's character was realistic. But if these things were to happen to you, I'm quite certain, you, like Foster's character, would take the law in your hands and chase after the bad guys. So this is a great film for that.
I also enjoyed Foster's performances, though at times some scenes stretched out.


Rating : 9/10

Posted : 2 years, 1 month ago at Oct 24 1:18

OK this movie probably doesn't really deserve a 7, but I love Jodie Foster and she always puts her heart into every role she does. Terrence Howard is also excellent and is starting to get pretty high on my list of actors that really know how to craft a character. This movie is really just another Death Wish told in a slightly different way. No, wait a minute, I guess if you go and kill the bad guys and you aren't 007, you are breaking the law. Jodie is beat senseless and her fiance is killed in the opening scene. She survives and decides not to be a victum any more. Boy doesn't she. She turns into a kick ass, gun toting, black leather jacket wearing, killing machine. (I don't think I'm giving too much away unless you haven't looked at the poster for the movie.) Kevin Bacon's De...Read more

Rating : 7/10