Description (continued...) vulnerability, while Terrence Howard’s tender charisma comes through IN Mercer, the cop who knows more than he’s letting on. Foster plays New Yorker Erica Bain, a radio talk show host happily engaged to a doctor (Naveen Andrews, LOST). The walls of Erica’s safe existence come tumbling down one night during a walk through Central Park with her boyfriend, during which they are mugged, he is killed, and she is severely beaten. When she wakes from a coma three weeks later, Erica’s eyes assume a haunted look and she fears the city she once loved. So she buys a gun, and when she witnesses a domestic fight and murder in an all-night convenience store, she uses it to save herself. This first murder opens the door to others, as Erica takes to the streets at night, baiting criminals and extracting her revenge. Her vigilante actions become sensationalized in the media, while her talk show becomes a platform from which to explore her new feelings about New York, the "safest big city in the world." Detective Mercer, who was assigned to Erica’s original case, begins to put the pieces together as the bond between the two grows stronger. THE BRAVE ONE is a gritty, engaging, and well-crafted thriller that relies on strongly developed characters, rather than action and violence, to carry a story that makes no easy assumptions about the definitions of good and evil. Country of Origin: USA Reviews "Terrence Howard is excellent as a savvy policeman fascinated by Foster. The film is at its best when the two are matching wits and baring souls." USA Today | 09/14/2007 | p.5E "[A] disturbing, intense, and unexpectedly timely Gotham City art thriller. Foster brings her fierce spin on the lone woman-in-jeopardy character, Jordan his mastery of psychologically tumultuous film tropes." Film Comment | 09/01/2007 | p.70 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film is all about Foster. You can feel her bend every sinew and synapse into creating a fully dimensional character." Empire | 10/01/2007 | p.43 Full Cast and Crew Director: Neil Jordan Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt, Mary Steenburgen Screenwriter: Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor, Cynthia Mort Story: Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor Producer: Joel Silver, Susan Downey Director of Photography: Phillippe Rousselot Composer: Dario Marianelli Release Information ExtraInfo: Widescreen Color: Color Runtime: 122 min. Original Language: English © Warner Home Video DVD Features DVD Features: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40 Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1 - English, Subtitles - English (SDH) - Optional Additional Release Material: Additional Scenes, Featurette - 1. I WALK THE CITY
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