That's all I will say on that, as I don't want to spoil anything for readers who haven't seen the movie.
(It sure is satisfying, though, in a real base sense!) The ending a little UNsatisfying to a number of reviewers, both here and in national publications. The fact is, as shown in this film, this woman quickly turns into a killer, a murderer, if even if it was scumbags she was killing, it doesn't justify her actions and, deep inside, she knew it. But don't be misled by this film's screenplay or by Hollywood standards of morality, as they have very little. Foster, by the way, shows no signs of slowing down as an actress and this was a juicy role for her. The difference in "Erica Bain" and Bronson's "Paul Kersey" was minimal except she seemed to be more depressed over who she had become, once she started killing. I was a little skeptical about Jodie Foster playing a Charles Bronson-type shooter, but she pulled it off convincingly. This would be labeled a "neo noir" today. It's different enough to keep us guessing what "Erica" will do next so, in that regard, it's good value for your entertainment dollar, particularly if you enjoy film noirs. No, it's not "Death Wish," but it ain't far from it, storywise. 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.
#The brave one song movie
Far from being a great movie or intellectually instigating as, say, "Dogville", "The Brave One" is worth seeing for Jodie's performance and for its unapologetic badassery in times of false, excessive morality. That'd be the easiest, quickest 'solution' to our nightmares, and on a second look, that's not as sick as we'd think. Who's never fantasized: what if I could just kill all the scum around me? Like "Falling Down" and so many other flicks, "The Brave One" appeals to our lower instincts, and - mildly - makes us imagine what would we do in Jodie's shoes, and how "simple and satisfying" it'd be just to kill them all. Watching a "fragile" woman like Foster becoming Charles Bronson in skirts is both entertaining and (questionably) gratifying. but it's not sicker than any other bloody action thriller out there. It's easy to call this a morally sick movie, because that's what is. If not for Jodie Foster's presence, I probably wouldn't bother watching "The Brave One" (even though I admire most of Neil Jordan's films). She decides to avenge him, and other helpless people, with her own hands. 31 years later, Iris is a popular radio host whose fiancé (Naveen Andrews) is killed in a random attack. He wants to protect the young prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster) from some pigs, and give her a better future. just flush it down the f***in' toilet", says Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), in "Taxi Driver". "I think someone should just take this city and just. Still, the movie looks classy, has skillful editing and a satisfying wrap-up, and makes fine usage of Sarah McLachlan's song "Answer". There's a plot thread involving an i-phone recording of the beating Foster and her fiancée suffer which doesn't come off (it seems dropped in), and another scene with Foster saving a young woman from a pimp that feels sketchy. As the detective, Terrence Howard does well with an old-hat role, and the actors playing the punks are all quite convincing. 45", however the picture remains aloof, detached.
Director Neil Jordan certainly stacks the deck against her, which should be enough to get viewers rooting for this modern-day "Ms. She is highly sympathetic and human, yet she seems to drift through this hellish jungle with a halo and a gun. Speaking in a low monotone (and grieving for her slain boyfriend in much the same way), Foster doesn't shake the audience up-and she doesn't propel the film forward. Jodie Foster is very capable in the role of this intense, mourning and benumbed woman who isn't quite sure what her feelings are regarding the low-life she kills, yet the character as conceived is tough for us to reach. Police detective in New York City is befriended by a female talk-radio hostess who makes acerbic/introspective comments on daily life in the Big Apple her past as the near-fatal victim of murderous street thugs connects in his mind with the current rash of celebrated vigilante killings.but if his hunch is right, will he be able to arrest someone he has come to admire? Despite a dreamy, somewhat disconnected narrative which gives the proceedings almost a surreal feeling, this violent urban thriller is absorbing and intriguing, if familiar.
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