How many wrongs to make it right?
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen, Ena Oloja |
| Director |
Neil Jordan |
| Screenplay | Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor, Cynthia Mort |
| Music | Dario Marianelli |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Editing | Tony Lawson |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Redemption Pictures, Silver Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Crime, drama |
| Language | Strong |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Strong, frequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Complex themes concerning revenge and vigilante justice. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Emma Nicholson  Rivetting tale of a hunt for justice. | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan The Brave One misses the mark. | 10 |  |
| iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden Missed the target | 13 |  |
| Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 10 | |
| The Citizen Natalie Bosman In its exploration of the lines that people cross when provoked, The Brave One certainly is food for thought, with a different take on the concept of what a victim should be. | 12 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge High-calibre heroine. | 15 | |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler Exciting, moving, and clever enough to stand out from the pack, it ventures where few other films of this kind have the guts to go. | 15 | |
| BBC Stella Papamichael Ironically, the makers of The Brave One appear to lack gumption. | 5 |  |
| Box Office Kevin Courrier Jodie Foster’s Brave One lacks courage | 1 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 18 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson Neil Jordan's ponderous, self-important movie is gradually drained of any of the momentum or force you might expect from a revenge tale. | 5 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli The Brave One is a smart and thought-provoking motion picture that re-examines a genre without violating its conventions. Not since The Crying Game has Jordan crafted as compelling a motion picture. | 18 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers Foster is electrifying as ego and id clash and the movie fires up with genuine provocation. | 13 | |
| ScreenItI only wish the writing effort matched that of the stars' performances that end up pretty much being wasted amongst the banality and familiarity of it all. | 9 | |
| Metacritic.com 33 critics | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 142 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Magnetic performances can't compensate for problematic morals. | 9 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 2446 Netizens Jodie Foster serves up a dish best served cold in revenge thriller | 14 | |
Average .. 57% | 11 | |