The Brave One

"How many wrongs to make it right?"

2007 2h 2m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 1,132

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A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

“How many wrongs to make it right?”

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Cast

Jodie Foster
Erica Bain
Terrence Howard
Detective Mercer
Nicky Katt
Detective Vitale
Naveen Andrews
David Kirmani
Mary Steenburgen
Carol
Ene Oloja
Josai
Luis Da Silva, Jr.
Lee
Blaze Foster
Cash

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neil Jordan
Writers: Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor, Cynthia Mort
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 100% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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CAST

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233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neil Jordan, shot by Philippe Rousselot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tony Lawson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Neil Jordan directs. Philippe Rousselot behind the camera. Dario Marianelli scores. Tony Lawson cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 100% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
5233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Neil Jordan, shot by Philippe Rousselot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Dario Marianelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Tony Lawson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard and Nicky Katt carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "How many wrongs to make it right?".
11IMDB entry: tt0476964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 9 themes, including "new york city", "metropolis", "loss of loved one", "bravery".

The technical file

Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Original score: Dario Marianelli
Editing: Tony Lawson
Production design: Kristi Zea
Costume design: Catherine Marie Thomas
Makeup / hair: Kelly Gleason
VFX supervisor: Eric J. Robertson
Sound: Philip Stockton
Stunt coordinator: Steven Ritzi
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $70,000,000
Box office: $69,766,619
Return: 100% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Brave One (2007)

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John Chard2020-06-20
★ 6/10
There is no going back, to that other person, that other place. This thing, this stranger, she is all you are now. Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) survives a vicious subway attack that saw her intended husband killed. Unsatisfied with the police efforts to catch the killers, and submerged by grief, she decides to take matters into her own hands and clear the streets of criminal vermin... Well there's no getting away from it, this is basically a feminist version of Death Wish. Director Neil Jordan pitches the always great Foster right into the moral quagmire of vigilante justice. This is a smart and provocative vigilante thriller at the core, yet the preposterous machinations on show render it somewhat annoying - none more so than with the finale which is just ridiculous. Erica takes up a gun, it becomes her comfort blanket, and as she battles with self loathing of what she is doing, she amazingly starts ridding the streets of scumbags. We are also asked to swallow that she becomes very tight to the lead detective investigating the vigilante crimes, played by Terence Howard (superb). Unfortunately, Jordan seems to run out of guts to follow through in creating something worth saying. Instead pitching Erica in increasingly daft situations, with dialogue to match, for a film with a lady lead kicking butt, the whole thing actually lacks balls. The lead actors ensure it's no stinker, and who doesn't feel a punch the air moment in them as scumbag criminals gets what's due? But really it's an above average vigilante film at best. 6/10

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