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Its lurid violence may put off some viewers, but Harry Brown is a vigilante thriller that carries an emotional as well as a physical punch, thanks to a gripping performance from Michael Caine in the title role.
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Caine, that master of gentle sadness, lets us know Harry immediately as a good man trying to get by -- and trying to understand what seems like madness. Jul 1, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Caine, that master of gentle sadness, lets us know Harry immediately as a good man trying to get by -- and trying to understand what seems like madness.
Moira MacDonald
After a long run of baroquely plotted crime dramas like Layer Cake and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, it's a little depressing to come across a vigilante drama whose sole twist is its protagonist's advanced age. Jun 10, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
After a long run of baroquely plotted crime dramas like Layer Cake and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, it's a little depressing to come across a vigilante drama whose sole twist is its protagonist's advanced age.
Ty Burr
It's simply the tale of a man who decides to do something and sticks to his guns, so to speak. That the man is played by Michael Caine is what makes it worthwhile. May 27, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
It's simply the tale of a man who decides to do something and sticks to his guns, so to speak. That the man is played by Michael Caine is what makes it worthwhile.
Bill Goodykoontz
The film is dark, beautifully half-lit and as controlled as it needs to be so Caine can work his way deeper into the character. His performance is astonishing: Harry is stooped, no longer physically strong, but he has immense reserves. May 21, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The film is dark, beautifully half-lit and as controlled as it needs to be so Caine can work his way deeper into the character. His performance is astonishing: Harry is stooped, no longer physically strong, but he has immense reserves.
Paul Byrnes
Stylishly filmed in a grimy palette of putrescent green and muddy brown, the movie seems at times almost to revel in the nastiness it depicts. May 21, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Stylishly filmed in a grimy palette of putrescent green and muddy brown, the movie seems at times almost to revel in the nastiness it depicts.
Philippa Hawker
On one side, it's all compellingly believable; on the other, it's simply incredible. We do our best to straddle the rift but, in the end, the gulf proves too wide, the contrast too great, and a tumbling movie takes us down with it. May 21, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
On one side, it's all compellingly believable; on the other, it's simply incredible. We do our best to straddle the rift but, in the end, the gulf proves too wide, the contrast too great, and a tumbling movie takes us down with it.
Rick Groen
The film takes on an unnervingly fascist tone that makes one wonder just what the filmmakers had in mind. Aug 5, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The film takes on an unnervingly fascist tone that makes one wonder just what the filmmakers had in mind.
Matthew Lucas
Harry Brown might just about have got by as a tongue-in-cheek popcorn romp, but by setting itself up as a virtual state-of-the-nation address it only draws attention to its own petty, embittered vacuity. Jul 10, 2018 | Full Review…
Harry Brown might just about have got by as a tongue-in-cheek popcorn romp, but by setting itself up as a virtual state-of-the-nation address it only draws attention to its own petty, embittered vacuity.
Trevor Johnston
If all these aspects could be fleshed out and balanced, "Harry Brown" would be an excellent film. As it stands, it's an interesting look into one man's vigilantism, whose partial success is entirely do to the many talents of Michael Caine. Apr 10, 2018 | Full Review…
If all these aspects could be fleshed out and balanced, "Harry Brown" would be an excellent film. As it stands, it's an interesting look into one man's vigilantism, whose partial success is entirely do to the many talents of Michael Caine.
Monika Bartyzel
By the end, it's turned from a geriatric Death Wish into a one-dimensional Taxi Driver... Sep 4, 2010 | Full Review…
By the end, it's turned from a geriatric Death Wish into a one-dimensional Taxi Driver...
Sean Axmaker
"[Caine] elevates this grim vigilante-fest from pretty darn good to essential viewing." Aug 15, 2010 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
"[Caine] elevates this grim vigilante-fest from pretty darn good to essential viewing."
Steve Newall
A lot to digest stylistically and narratively, but Harry Brown is developed in an ever-increasing, shock-inducing manner and is undeniably successful. Aug 13, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A lot to digest stylistically and narratively, but Harry Brown is developed in an ever-increasing, shock-inducing manner and is undeniably successful.
Perri Nemiroff
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