The Brave One (2007) Critic Reviews

Where did Hollywood get the conviction that audiences demand an ending that lets them off the hook? Foster doesn't let herself off the hook in The Brave One, and we should be as brave as she is.Read the full review

Not since "The Crying Game" has Jordan crafted as compelling a motion picture.Read the full review

The moody tone and carefully balanced drama turn a grubby premise into something unexpectedly elegant.Read the full review

It's hard to hate, because as a rabble-rouser it is superbly effective, driven forward by two powerhouse actors.Read the full review

A vigilante drama boasting a powerful Jodie Foster performance and carefully weighted direction by Neil Jordan.Read the full review

If only The Brave One had captured more of the complex nature of the fear and paranoia plaguing society since 9/11. Instead, it is a well-made but predictable take on the revenge fantasy thriller, with a female twist.Read the full review

Foster is electrifying as ego and id clash and the movie fires up with genuine provocation.Read the full review

The movie itself isn't nearly as interesting as whatever it is Foster is trying to work out for its two hours.Read the full review

Foster’s pistol-packing turn as an avenging dark angel nearly sustains director Neil Jordan’s grim vigilante drama through a string of implausibilities and occasionally trite psychological framing devices, with deft support from Terrence Howard as a sympathetic cop.Read the full review