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The Brave One
New York radio host Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) endures a brutal attack that leaves her badly injured and her beloved fiance dead. In order to recover from the attack, Erica sets out on a mission for revenge.
1 February 1943, Bronxville, New York, USA
28 May 1954, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
27 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
23 March 1963, New York City, New York, USA
11 March 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 December 1968, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
17 June 1965, USA
1 April 1965, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8 April 1949, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
1948, South Carolina, USA
1 July 1962, New York City, New York, USA
August 14, 2009
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.
September 28, 2007
Beautifully played, the tantalising accretion of mutual understanding between Foster and Howard is one of the film's strengths, yet the plot machinations required to lever it into position would overstretch credibility in the clunkiest action flick.
September 14, 2007
Uncertainty helps keep The Brave One on its toes.
September 08, 2008
They're trotting it around at all the festivals trying to distract everyone from how bad it is.
April 28, 2011
Jodie Foster and thoughtful Irish international director Neil Jordan take us to places we'd probably rather avoid.
September 22, 2008
The Brave One is not merely the most morally repellent film of the year, but a contender for the stupidest.
September 20, 2007
The fire goes out long before the film ends.
July 06, 2010
The Brave One can at times be a brutal, violent and harrowing portrait of an over burdened system, where thugs rule the streets and the corrupt contaminate the upper echelon of society. It is also an un-original revenge/vigilante story.
September 14, 2007
Foster does her best with a flawed story whose ending rings even less true than the rest of it.
September 18, 2007
I think The Brave One could have been a better film with a different ending, but it's still a well-crafted, thought-provoking story with outstanding performances.
