The Brave One (R)

Quicklook Rating★★

synopsis

New York radio host Erica Bain has a life that she loves and a fiance she adores. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiance dead. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Her dark pursuit of justice catches the public's attention, and the city is riveted by her anonymous exploits. But, with the NYPD desperate to find the culprit and a dogged police detective hot on her trail, she must decide whether her quest for revenge is truly the right path, or whether she is becoming the very thing she is trying to stop.

details

Suspense/Thriller, Action/Adventure
2 hr. 2 min.
Opened September 14th, 2007

MovieGoer Review

Even the masterful Jodie Foster can't manage to raise this sluggish vigilante yarn above other movies of its ilk.

Story

The Brave One, as most vigilante movies do, reaches into our underbellies and asks the question: ... MORE

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synopsis

New York radio host Erica Bain has a life that she loves and a fiance she adores. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiance dead. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Her dark pursuit of justice catches the public's attention, and the city is riveted by her anonymous exploits. But, with the NYPD desperate to find the culprit and a dogged police detective hot on her trail, she must decide whether her quest for revenge is truly the right path, or whether she is becoming the very thing she is trying to stop.

details

Suspense/Thriller, Action/Adventure
2 hr. 2 min.
Opened September 14th, 2007

MovieGoer Review

Even the masterful Jodie Foster can't manage to raise this sluggish vigilante yarn above other movies of its ilk.

Story

The Brave One, as most vigilante movies do, reaches into our underbellies and asks the question: ... MORE