The Bottom Line
Pros
- Jodie Foster delivers yet another fantastic performance
- Terrence Howard is equally terrific
- Interesting and thought-provoking premise
Cons
- Short on bonus features
Description
- Starring Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen and Naveen Andrews.
- Directed by Neil Jordan
- Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality
- DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008
Guide Review - 'The Brave One' DVD Review
The StoryWhen New York radio host Erica Bain loses her fiance in a senseless and violent attack in Central Park, she finds something within herself she never knew existed. Faced with the prospect of living without the man she loves, and determined to not let gangbangers and other criminal types destroy the city she adores, Bain becomes a vigilante seeking to protect her beloved NY.
The Bonus Material
Rating the DVD release of The Brave One based solely on the extra features, this disc would get just 2 stars. It's a bare bones, stripped down edition, with far less bonus material than we've come to expect from a major studio release. There's a very basic, 20 minute behind-the-scenes featurette and five deleted scenes. The deleted material plays one scene following another, without benefit of introductions or explanations.
Pick this one up for the film itself, and not for the special features.
