The Brave One Reviews

The Brave One is an action suspense film about a woman who takes the law into her own hands after she discovers that law doesn't always protect and serve.

The Brave One received mixed reviews from critics. The film scored a 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, an overall rating of 56 on Metacritic.

The box office gross for the U.S. totaled $36,793,804 and $32,993,859 abroad for a total worldwide of $69,787,663.

Jodie Foster received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture.

• RollingStone: The Brave One Review (3 1/2 Stars)

• • "Foster is electrifying as ego and id clash and the movie fires up with genuine provocation."

• eFilmCritic.com: The Brave One Review

• • "...the movie is more remarkable for its style, and its uncompromising, fully committed treatment of its story. It's Jordan's most interesting film since The Butcher Boy."

• NY Daily News: The Brave One Review

• • "The movie looks great and is beautifully edited, and Foster gives another of her intensely involved performances. "

• The Hollywood Reporter: The Brave One Review

• • "Take "Death Wish" and retrofit it with a post-Sept. 11 sensitivity and you've got the essence of "The Brave One," a vigilante drama boasting a powerful Jodie Foster performance and carefully weighted direction by Neil Jordan."

• Wall Street Journal: The Brave One Review

• • "Still, the writing is shallow, the long arm of coincidence repeatedly reaches into the frame, and Mr. Jordan's direction is manipulative, as if he isn't sure we'll grasp the concept of menace."

• Los Angeles Times: The Brave One Review

• • "Trapped in a no man's land between seriousness and pulp trash, it plays like a combination of "Death Wish" and "The Hours." If that sounds like an awkward fit, it is."

• The Globe and Mail: The Brave One Review

• • "A seventies' revenge movie with a woefully unconvincing patina of intellectual justification, The Brave One is the sort of genre movie that gets more credit than it deserves."

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