If I've said it once, I've said it thirty times, me loves a revenge story. But because it was Jodie Foster's story, I was secretly hoping The Brave One would be a little more than just the tale of a vigilante. I'm so glad my hopes weren't dashed. This drama follows a woman who not only responds to a paralyzing amount of fear, but who also outlasts an enormous amount of grief. Who among us hasn't wondered 'what would I do if everyone I cared for was taken away' - especially if taken under circumstances of violence? Sure, it's one of those what-ifs to which it's easy to respond "well hell, how can I really predict what I'd do until faced with such a terrible thing" but I believe it's crucial to realize there are women, men, children all around us who have had to endure such horrific circumstances. The only teeny weeny opposition I have to the movie is Terrence Howard's Detective Mercer who is at risk for becoming too predictable of a bow on this package of tragedy; but because of his marvelous talent, Mr. Howard delivers both a believable storyline and gratifying ending.
I noticed today that People magazine only gave this film 1 & 1/2 stars. Really. What a surprise from such a classy magazine.
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reign on me - see it? pretty good, but certainly not superawesome. cool to see adam sandler do something other than waterboy.
ok, now I watched "safety of objects" - had never heard of it before. sort of interesting... but more interesting in retrospect than while watching it. am I going to have to start dropping movie reviews on here?
omfg, you better get to work on this. I need my movie reviews. I want to see the oscar nominees on this page asap.
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