"The Brave One" Rises to the Top

Last weekend's number one top grossing movie at the Box Office was The Brave One. We saw it Saturday afternoon matinee and it was more full than usual for the time of day.
Jody Foster and Terrance Howard were very compelling in their performances. She as a woman engaged to be married dealing with the loss of her fiance to a senseless episode of gang violence and the subsequent indignities of being a victim of a crime. He, as a New York City cop, who has become disenchanted with the imperfections of our justice system, which sometimes seems to protect the criminals and persecute the victims.
This moody toned and carefully balanced drama, deals with the grubby concept of revenge and retribution. But in the end it was the elegance of the human spirit that prevailed when the "law", without the benefit of any judice prudence, is dispensed in unusual measures.
Granted, the concept was awkward and the movie was slow moving at times. But the acting was exceptional by its two protagonists and the direction was superb by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game). Ken and Len give The Brave One 3.5 Stars
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