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Overall Grade: A
Story: A-
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
Why It's Gotten Mixed Reviews - No Spoilers
by Mike (movies profile) (Jun 3, 2008)
651 of 698 people found this review helpful
Because of the combination of the supposedly liberal Neil Jordan/Jodie Foster most critics were probably expecting an easy morality tale where Jordan/Foster would wag the... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: B
Acting: B
Direction: C
Visuals: B
Best Performance By Jodie Foster Till Today!!
by Josh (movies profile) (May 15, 2008)
433 of 460 people found this review helpful
With Panic Room, Flight Plan, and now The Brave One, Jodie Foster is on the verge of becoming an action star. And odd career move for an actress on the down side of forty... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A
Excellent Film!
by (movies profile) (Oct 20, 2007)
115 of 133 people found this review helpful
I just saw this at a screening and I, along with the rest of the audience loved it. There was clapping from the entire audience during several key moments. Surprising... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: B+
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A+
Surprisingly Good
by Mayra (movies profile) (Jun 8, 2008)
81 of 95 people found this review helpful
I was dragged to a midnight screening and expected to hate it because I didn't like the trailer and hated the poster. That'll teach me to judge a book by its cover. T... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
HEY LOOK...A REAL MOVIE...REMEMBER THOSE?
by (movies profile) (Feb 14, 2008)
71 of 88 people found this review helpful
This movie was superb, I myself am a native New Yorker and this is remenescent of Bernard Goetz (he shot and killed some would be attackers on the train back in the 1980'... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
An Emotional Rollercoaster...
by Aaron (movies profile) (Feb 26, 2008)
51 of 55 people found this review helpful
I can't describe how this movie made me feel. I think of myself as a moral person, and this movie definitely makes you question your morals. I realized that if I were put... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: B
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A-
Good enough to forgive the overused plot
by percolatorxxx (movies profile) (Oct 11, 2007)
34 of 41 people found this review helpful
Even though the story isn't original and you'll find yourself occasionally thinking, "wow that was convenient", it won't matter in the end. There are very few perfect... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: B+
Direction: A
Visuals: A-
It Kept Me In My Seat
by Frances (movies profile) (Feb 1, 2008)
31 of 34 people found this review helpful
I sat through the whole movie, wondering if Jodie as the heroine would get her comeuppance at the end. A lone woman grieving for the love of her life, enraged by his sen... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A-
Lots of layers going on here!
by Patty (movies profile) (Oct 11, 2007)
30 of 39 people found this review helpful
While people seems to load their reviews with politics, I just let let the politics go and enjoyed the ride. The acting was taut, compelling, and mostly believable. Som... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A-
Well developed
by JB (movies profile) (Oct 26, 2007)
19 of 22 people found this review helpful
Although I'm a big fan of Jodie Foster and becoming one of Terence Howard, I expected this movie to be the female version of Death Wish. IT WAS NOT! Instead it was a very... Full Review
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