Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Death Wish Redux
I went into The Brave One thinking I had low expectations as the trailers made it seem to be almost a carbon copy clone of Death Wish, except with a female lead. And it was.
Oh, I can easily admit that Jodie Foster is a much more compelling actor than Charles Bronson. But not even her or Ternece Howard's acting can rise above the hackneyed script. At times compelling,t he film often devolves into camp and strangely inappropriate humor, as Nicky Katz' character channels Lenny Brisco at off moments throughout the film. Ultimately, the film can't decide if it was to be a serious character drama or turgid action-revenge fantasy like its predecessor, and so ultimately fails to be either.
Labels: Movies, My Cinematic 2 Cents
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