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The
Brave One,
2007, 119 minutes, Rated R
By Ramona Prioleau
In
The Brave One, Jodie Foster stars as Erica Bain, a mild-mannered
radio journalist that turns into a cold-blooded killer after she and
her fiancé are attacked by a gang of thugs. A revenge film, The
Brave One commands rapt attention when acts of stunning brutality
interrupt the serenity of a lovers’ stroll.
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A New Yorker in love with the ebb and flow of the
city, Bain gleefully plods about town recording sounds that she uses
for her talk radio program. Her passion for her work is surpassed by
that for her man. As a couple, their future is bright. But fate
intervenes and darkness pervades Bain’s world when her fiancé is
abruptly taken. Reeling emotionally, Bain determines to regain
control and calm her fears. To do so, Erica buys a gun. As a result,
the helpless victim transforms into a pistol-packing, pint-sized
vigilante.
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While The Brave One includes homages to such films as
Death Wish and Taxi Driver, it also has an eerie ripped from the
headlines feel as elements of its narrative are reminiscent of
crimes perpetrated by NYC’s Bernard Goetz. At points in this
mainstream film, director Neil Jordan adds artistic touches that
enrich tale. In the film, Jordan smartly captures Bain’s downward
spiral with visually-distorted scenes that convey her all-consuming
fear and paranoia. The director is no less creative in exploring the
depth of Bain’s emotional bond with her murdered betrothed. Jordan
finely incorporates romantic flashbacks in contemporary scenes in a
manner that imparts the intensity of Erica’s almost unbearable loss.
While it’s easy to cheer the likes of the
diminutive Foster portraying a strapped and wounded soul determined
to violently take back the night, the fact is that Foster’s
character is one that cowardly braves her fears by picking up a gun.
Casting a criminal in a shero’s clothing doesn’t make her any more
valiant.
M
September 2007
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Genre(s) |
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Action,
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Writer(s) |
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Roderick Taylor, Bruce A.
Taylor and Cynthia Mort
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Bruce Berman |
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Executive Producer |
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Susan Downey |
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Producer |
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Jodie Foster |
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Executive Producer |
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Herb Gains |
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Executive Producer |
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Dana Goldberg |
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Executive Producer |
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Joel Silver |
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Producer |
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Jodie Foster |
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Erica Bain |
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Terrence
Howard |
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Detective Mercer |
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Nicky Katt |
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Detective Vitale |
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Naveen
Andrews |
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David Kirmani |
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Mary
Steenburgen |
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Carol |
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Zoe
Kravitz |
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Chloe |
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Philippe Rousselot |
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Cinematographer |
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Tony Lawson |
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Editor(s) |
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Dario Marianelli |
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Music |
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Laura Rosenthal |
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Casting |
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Catherine Marie Thomas |
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Costume
Design |
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Distributor |
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Warner
Bros. Pictures
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Filming
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- New York City, New
York, USA
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