The Brave One (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Neil Jordan

Escritores (WGA):

Roderick Taylor (screenplay) &
Bruce A. Taylor (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 septiembre 2007 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

How many wrongs to make it right?

Plot:

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Police | Gun | Assault | Hospital

Premios:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Jodie Foster Alone

Reparto

Jodie Foster	...	Erica Bain
Terrence Howard	...	Detective Mercer
Nicky Katt	...	Detective Vitale
Naveen Andrews	...	David Kirmani
Mary Steenburgen	...	Carol
Ene Oloja	...	Josai
Luis Da Silva Jr.	...	Lee
Blaze Foster	...	Cash
Rafael Sardina	...	Reed
Jane Adams	...	Nicole
Gordon MacDonald	...	Murrow
Zoë Kravitz	...	Chloe
John Magaro	...	Ethan
Victor Colicchio	...	Cutler
Jermel Howard	...	Thug on Subway

También conocida como:

La extraña que hay en ti (Spain) [es]
Valiente (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality.

Duración:

122 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

USA | Australia

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Clasificación:

UK:18 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Ireland:16 | Norway:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | South Africa:16LV | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:R (certificate #43480) | Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Malaysia:18PL | France:-12 | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Taiwan:R-18 | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:16 | New Zealand:R16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Broadway Stages, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Redemption Pictures

Trivialidades:

Not your typical product placement: In the scene where Mercer visits Erica's apartment, a container of Israeli-produced sea salt is visible showing the Hebrew-language side to the camera. The Hebrew words melekh-yam (sea salt) can be seen. This is a product not widely available in the US, only through speciality and kosher stores, so perhaps it was purchased by a set dresser near the Brooklyn studios.

Errores:

Misceláneos: When Erica listens to her recording from the subway, the volume indicator on her recorder continues to flash even when the recording has stopped and there is nothing audible anymore.

Citas:

[first lines]
Erica: [voiceover, doing her radio show] I'm Erica Bain. And as *you* know, I walk the city. I bitch and moan about it. I walk and watch and listen, a witness to all the beauty and ugliness that is disappearing from our beloved city. Last week took me to the gray depths of the East River where Dmitri Panchenko swims his morning laps...
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Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "HBO First Look: The Brave One (#14.22)" (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

We Get Money Around Here

Jodie Foster Alone

A genre movie directed by an artist, Neil Jordan in this particular case. That is a formula that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. This time does, big time and I suspect it has to do with the artist behind the camera leaving the artist in front of the camera to her own devices and we all know that Jodie Foster's devices can be miraculous sometimes. The anguishing feel of solitude permeates Jodie's performance that's why I imagine Neil Jordan leaving her alone. Her decisions, I mean the character's and the actress's, seem to have been taken without consulting anyone. They are as pure as they are insane. I predict Miss Foster will be up for her third Oscar unless a miracle happens in the next three months. Well done!