this movie was much better than i had hoped or expected it to be.it
basically turns the vigilante genre on its head,and has a female
character as the vigilante.apparently this has been done a few other
times in Hollywood,but i still liked it.like any vigilante movie,it
certainly poses tough questions.it contains some terrific performances
in it's two lead characters,Jodi Foster as the vigilante,and Terrance
Howard as the cop on her trail.both are outstanding and very credible
in their respective roles.Foster really makes you sympathetic to her
character and rooting for her,even though you probably
shouldn't.Howard's character is also sympathetic,because he has mixed
feelings,but has to follow the law.he comes off very convincingly as
someone who is conflicted.the movie is well paced and appropriately
dark.even before the end of the movie,i thought it was well done,but
the ending caught me totally off guard.it elevated the movie a
notch.for me,The Brave One is a 4.5/5