The Brave One (2007)

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writers (WGA):

Roderick Taylor (screenplay) &
Bruce A. Taylor (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

How many wrongs to make it right?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Teen Prostitute | Random Killing | Siren | Gun Violence | Overcrowded

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jodie Foster	...	Erica Bain
Terrence Howard	...	Detective Mercer
Nicky Katt	...	Detective Vitale
Naveen Andrews	...	Dr. David Kirmani
Mary Steenburgen	...	Carol
Ene Oloja	...	Josai
Luis Da Silva Jr.	...	Lee
Blaze Foster	...	Cash
Rafael Sardina	...	Reed
Jane Adams	...	Nicole
Gordon MacDonald	...	Murrow
Zoë Kravitz	...	Chloe
John Magaro	...	Ethan
Victor Colicchio	...	Cutler
Jermel Howard	...	Thug on Subway #1

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

122 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Japan:R-15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #43480) | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:16 | Sweden:15 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | Norway:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:18PL | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | France:-12 | South Africa:16LV | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:R-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Redemption Pictures

Trivia:

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Sweet Revenge'.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Erica listens to her recording from the subway, the volume indicator on her recorder continues to flash even when the recording has stopped and there is nothing audible anymore.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Erica: I'm Erica Bain. And as you know I walk the city. I bitch and moan about it. I walk and watch and listen, a witness to all the beauty and ugliness that is disappearing from our beloved city. Last week took me to the gray depths of the East River where Dmitry Panchenko swims his morning laps...
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-15)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Burning On Both Ends

Terrific performances from Jodi Foster and Terrence Howard

this movie was much better than i had hoped or expected it to be.it basically turns the vigilante genre on its head,and has a female character as the vigilante.like any vigilante movie,it certainly poses tough questions.it contains some terrific performances in it's two lead characters,Jodi Foster as the vigilante,and Terrance Howard as the cop on her trail.both are outstanding and very credible in their respective roles.Foster really makes you sympathetic to her character and rooting for her,even though you probably shouldn't.Howard's character is also sympathetic,because he has mixed feelings,but has to follow the law.he comes off very convincingly as someone who is conflicted.the movie is well paced and appropriately dark.even before the end of the movie,i thought it was well done,but the ending caught me totally off guard.it elevated the movie a notch.for me,The Brave One is a 9/10