Movie review - The Brave One
Summary: Following in the footsteps of the Death Wish movies and this years earlier Death Sentence, Neil Jordans The Brave One tries with every bit of skill and talent it's got to bring more complexity to the themes of vigilance and revenge.
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Article Body: Following in the footsteps of the Death Wish movies and this years earlier Death Sentence, Neil Jordans The Brave One tries with every bit of skill and talent it's got to bring more complexity to the themes of vigilance and revenge. Instead of merely attempting to make the viewers complicit in the enjoyment of watching the wronged protagonists stepping outside the legal system and taking matters into their own hands, it uses a great actress like Jodie Foster to see the conflicted emotions such actions can yield. Ultimately, however, even this story loses its worth as it cowers from examining the real social consequences involved.
Like the first Death Wish, the movie sets itself in New York City where we meet radio personality Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) who happily lives with her fianc
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