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this is one of my all-time favs of Jodie.The new hair style made her look 10 years younger! I have the movie, and I never get tired of it. You did it again, girl. Keep the short hair!!!!!!!!!!! I am a n avid fan- plus a mom, grandmom,& great grandmom. I saw you grow up on screen. Suzane
this movie is may fav. of all time. i loved it and if i could give it ten stars then i would so i will give it the most that i can give it 5 stars this was a really great movie and i loved it. whow it rox
"The Brave One" seems to begin as a good Jodie Foster movie, a good performance goes to great after awhile, but you can see the predictable outcome of all these type moves, then the last 20 minutes the predictable plot goes wild and the ending will put you on the edge of your seats. 5 stars!
As usual, Jodie Foster's performance was nothing short of astonishing. She commands the screen as very few can -- or ever will. Brilliantly acted, there is nobody I can think of who could have played this role as convincingly and perfectly as Jodie Foster...
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A.O. Scott
The New York Times
Don't be fooled. The Brave One, though well cast and smoothly directed, is just as crude and ugly as you want it to be. Full Review
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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. Full Review
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
Not since "The Crying Game" has Jordan crafted as compelling a motion picture. Full Review
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
The drama is repetitive rather than resonant, an over-calculated, under-ventilated studio production -- even paranoid thrillers need to breathe -- whose plot machinery grinds grim and coarse. Full Review
Justin Chang
Variety
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. Full Review
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