The Brave One

2007

2h 2m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

993

YOUR RATING

Rate

POPULARITY

Play trailer

2 Videos

49 Images

Crime

Drama

Thriller

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

Directors

Neil Jordan

Writers

Roderick Taylor(screenplay by)

Bruce A. Taylor(screenplay by)

Cynthia Mort(screenplay by)

Stars

Jodie Foster

Terrence Howard

Nicky Katt

See production, box office & company info

Videos2

Trailer
Watch The Brave One - Official® Trailer 2 [HD]
Trailer
Watch The Brave One - Official® Trailer 1 [HD]

Top cast

Erica Bain

Detective Mercer

Detective Vitale

David Kirmani

Carol

Josai

Lee

Cash

Reed

Chloe

Murrow

Ethan

Nicole

Cutler

Thug on Subway

Thug on Subway

Shauna Nelson

Detective Pitney

Directors

Neil Jordan

Writers

Roderick Taylor(screenplay by)

Bruce A. Taylor(screenplay by)

Cynthia Mort(screenplay by)

All cast & crew

Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

There is no going back, to that other person, that other place. This thing, this stranger, she is all you are now. Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) survives a vicious subway attack that saw her intended husband killed. Unsatisfied with the police efforts to catch the killers, and submerged by grief, she decides to take matters into her own hands and clear the streets of criminal vermin... Well there's no getting away from it, this is basically a feminist version of Death Wish. Director Neil Jordan pitches the always great Foster right into the moral quagmire of vigilante justice. This is a smart and provocative vigilante thriller at the core, yet the preposterous machinations on show render it somewhat annoying - none more so than with the finale which is just ridiculous. Erica takes up a gun, it becomes her comfort blanket, and as she battles with self loathing of what she is doing, she amazingly starts ridding the streets of scumbags. We are also asked to swallow that she becomes very tight to the lead detective investigating the vigilante crimes, played by Terence Howard (superb). Unfortunately, Jordan seems to run out of guts to follow through in creating something worth saying. Instead pitching Erica in increasingly daft situations, with dialogue to match, for a film with a lady lead kicking butt, the whole thing actually lacks balls. The lead actors ensure it's no stinker, and who doesn't feel a punch the air moment in them as scumbag criminals gets what's due? But really it's an above average vigilante film at best. 6/10

John Chard20 Jun, 2020