The motives of the characters are drawn in big blocks with no detail or finesse and, as a result, I was left uninterested and unconvinced by the characters never really believing them. The delivery suggests that it wants to come over as complex and deep but it is never anything of the sort and instead it is a surprisingly simplistic affair that is no better than Winner's original film. After this we do get some tentative steps as Bain struggles with her fear and anger but, once she has her outlet the film doesn't look back. The film doesn't start in a way that would suggest that though as we are introduced to the 'perfect' man in Foster's life, knowing that his sole function in the film is that he will die which he does at the hands of 'Bad Men'. It LOOKED liked it was just a modern version of Death Wish but the presence of Foster made me hope that it would be more not to mention the polished looks, big budget and Hollywood-feel.

I'm sure there were trailers that did it well that I didn't see but to me the impression was of a film that didn't seem sure how to sell itself to the audience. The Brave One was a 'big' film in regards posters and cinema coverage in the UK but yet none of the marketing really told me much about it and seemed to concentrate on the big names involved rather than content. While shocked by her behaviour, she is also remarkably calm. She reacts with the gun, killing three criminals in two incidents. Scared of the places she once loved, Erica gets an unregistered gun for protection but soon finds herself in situations where others would seek to hurt her. It is some time before Erica comes to in hospital badly beaten and reeling from the news of David's death. They demand money for the dog back but it doesn't end there as they get more violent and begin beating the couple while another of the group films it. They find it shortly after but a group of young men have found it already.

They are walking their dog in the park as they often do when their dog goes missing. She has everything going for her in her career and also in her personal life as she prepares for her marriage to Dr David Kirmani. Erica Bain is a talk-radio host in New York, specialising in spots that are close to poetry on various subjects.

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