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The Brave One (2007)

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Reviews Counted:179

Fresh:76

Rotten:103

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Magnetic by between Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard can't quite compensate for The Brave One's problematic and unconvincing eye-for-an-eye moral.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, language and some sexuality

Runtime: 2 hr. 2 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Theatrical Release: Sep 14, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $36.8M

Synopsis: New York radio host Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) has a life that she loves and a fiancé she adores. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack... New York radio host Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) has a life that she loves and a fiancé she adores. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiancé dead. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Her dark pursuit of justice catches the public's attention, and the city is riveted by her anonymous exploits. But with the NYPD desperate to find the culprit and a dogged police detective (Terrence Howard) hot on her trail, she must decide whether her quest for revenge is truly the right path, or if she is becoming the very thing she is trying to stop. [More]

Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews

Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen, Ene Oloja, Luis Da Silva Jr., Blake Foster, Rafael Sardina, Jane Adams (II), Gordon MacDonald, Zöe Kravitz, John Magaro, Victor Colicchio, Jermel Howard, Dennis L.A. White, Julia Garro, Brian Delate, Lenny Venito, Carmen Ejogo, Dana Eskelson, Angel Sing, Yolande Bavan, Ivo Velon, Tina Sloan, Jaime Tirelli, Larry Fessenden, Nguyen Anh Hoa, Brian Tarantina, Michael Anthony Williams, Jesús Ruiz, Hope Adams, Joseph Melendez, Ted Neustadt, Brett Berg, Dr. Jeffery Manko, Mick Cunningham, Lisa Joyce, Tom Greer, David Naizir, Robert Michael McClure, Tashya Valdevit, Lai-Si Fernandez, Moises Acevedo, Dennis Johnson, Jack Caruso, Jim Taylor McNickle, Rosanne C. Lucarelli, Leif Riddell, DeShaun Stallworth, Michael J. Burg, Creighton James, Clayton Dean Smith, Barbara Gayle, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Lily Mercer, Musto Pelinkovicci, Dean Meminger, Cheryl Wills

Director: Neil Jordan

Director: Neil Jordan
Screenwriter: Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor, Cynthia Mort
Producer: Bruce Berman, Herb Gains, Jodie Foster, Joel Silver, Susan Downey
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Full Review Source: Movies.com | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
Movies.com

Deplorable urban-vengeance melodrama

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 27, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

You know what would be brave? Making an unflinching film about a difficult-to-tackle topic and complex characters, and sticking to your message, damn the torpedoes.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
Aug 14, 2009
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Apr 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Rafer Guzman
Rafer Guzman
Boston Phoenix

The Brave One is worth seeing for the scenes between Terrence Howard and Jodie Foster.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
Feb 2, 2009
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly
N/R

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Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
Oct 18, 2008
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
Oct 18, 2008
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

The Brave One is not merely the most morally repellent film of the year, but a contender for the stupidest.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment 1 Comment
Sep 22, 2008
Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr
New Republic
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They're trotting it around at all the festivals trying to distract everyone from how bad it is.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
Sep 8, 2008
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
Aug 7, 2008
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

[A] dopey action movie featuring the contributions of people too talented to waste their time on something this risible.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
May 1, 2008
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

Jordan je, koriste%u0107i svoj nesumnjivi re%u017Eijski talent, snimio film koji je istovremeno i staromodan i moderan

Full Review Source: Index.hr | comment Comment
Apr 10, 2008
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr

The switch is flipped so quickly by Erica that I didn't root for her vengeance, I felt sorry for her.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
Mar 3, 2008
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

The Brave One feels like a superhero movie, charting the familiar story of an unsuspecting everywoman who discovers one day that a gun gives her special powers to right wrongs and uphold justice.

Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | comment Comment
Feb 28, 2008
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette

Audience identification with the movie really rests on whether you're turned off by this freestyle, really pissed off judge and jury female assassin, or else in the mood to cut this loose cannon sexy sniper some slack.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
Feb 3, 2008
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

If nothing else, enjoy Nicky Katt's hilariously smart-ass one-liners.

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
Jan 31, 2008
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

The movie never seems entirely plausible. Yet it makes no difference; we still get involved with it.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
Jan 23, 2008
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

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Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
Jan 18, 2008
David Fear
David Fear
Time Out New York

In this dreary, cockamamie Valentine to New York City haters, concocted by the father/son team of Roderick and Bruce A. Taylor--a good argument for the government sterilization of a certain family's genes--radio personality Erica Bain (Foster) is confront

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Dec 18, 2007
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
New York Theatre Wire
 
 
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