I saw this film in a preview. It was the final production though. Jodie Foster is a great actress, I would give her 10 of 10 without hesitation. The story is a standard revenge-movie. But with Jodies amazing acting and a good director the standard story becomes interesting. It's like experience the whole thing through Jodies character. The bad guys gets a little bit stereotyped and shows almost no personalty other than violent temper. Well, it's easier to kill them then, I guess. The sens-moral of the film is "kill the bad guys". Yes, feels good on the white screen, but it would be the end of society if everybody did like these characters did. Jodie gets 10 and the story 5, so average is 7 which is my vote. Definitely worth watching.

The Brave One is a standard film of the genre we have seen many times before,like Death Wish,etc,but it still managed to thrill me,and to me that's all that's important. The film's main strength comes from Jodie Foster. We can see she's not the killing type,with each kill she becomes increasingly more paranoid,it's just eating her up inside each time she does it. It was different with Charles Bronson because he basically just went on a spree after awhile with no emotion. With Jodie it was personal,it was heartfelt and it's clear she does not enjoy what she is doing. Basically for a Revenge film to be effective,the revenge has to be worthwhile for the viewer,luckily The Brave One provides that in a big way. With each kill we feel delight,but also pain because of Jodie,we go through every emotion she does,and I give big time credit to Roderick and Bruce Taylor,for making an excellent screen play. We all like a good revenge story,it thrills the viewer while giving them satisfaction and taking out there frustrations. The Brave One isn't original by any means,but it's definitely one of the better revenge films to come out as of late,I really liked it.

Performances. Jodie Foster is a revelation as the lead. Her tortured yet sympathetic performance is the highlight of this movie. We follow her every move,from the time her fiancé is killed,to her traumatizing,we go through it all. I give big credit to Jodie Foster for pulling it off,she proved why she's one of Hollywood's most durable actresses. Terrence Howard is pretty good as the detective. He's caring and charismatic,I enjoyed his scenes with Foster. Nicky Katt did pretty well,I enjoyed his show. Rest of the cast do fine.

Bottom Line. The Brave One is an unoriginal yet great revenge tale,that will really get your heart pumping. Recommended

8/10