Movie the brave one cast1/7/2023 He paints the Erica-David romance in completely one-note, gooey-romantic terms, but frankly, Foster and Andrews have zero chemistry. Director Neil Jordan ('The Crying Game,' 'Interview with the Vampire') never nails the proper tone. The early scenes of 'The Brave One' didn’t gel for me. As the plot grows more and more improbable, a final, shocking "twist" brings the pair together, leaving Mercer to act as Erica's judge, jury, and possible executioner. Digging deeper into the crimes, and realizing that the killer may be a woman, Mercer quickly suspects that Erica may be the likely culprit. Whipping out her shiny new gun, she mows down the perpetrator, then takes to the streets - like Bronson, she is now an avenging angel, protecting the helpless and wasting any bad guys that get in her way.Īs the press reports on the actions of New York's apparent new savior, idealistic Detective Mercer (Terrence Howard) takes notice of the reign of terror. ![]() Then, only weeks later (in the first of many coincidences), Erica witnesses a brutal murder at a convenience store and totally snaps. When she and her fiancee David (Naveen Andrews of “Lost”) are brutally attacked by a gang of thugs in Central Park, resulting in David’s death, Erica retreats into a spiral of unrelenting fear. Foster plays Erica Bain, the host of a successful New York radio talk show. Had Charles Bronson starred, it would be hard to distinguish the plot of the ‘The Brave One’ from that of any of the 'Death Wish' pictures. 'The Brave One' is as exploitative as any cynical grindhouse flick, but it lacks the courage to be honest about its motives. This is another A-list studio picture that's really just C-grade trash tarted up with big-names and snazzy production values. ![]() Too bad the final product is a tonal mess and morally suspect. Judging by the poster and trailers for 'The Brave One,' was I wrong to expect a truly subversive, kick-ass vigilante movie? Hyped as a distaff twist on 'Death Wish,' the promotional images of Jodie Foster, gun in hand as she mows down bad guys, got me jazzed up for a film that might do something interesting with a long-disreputable genre.
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