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Erica Bain und ihr Verlobter David werden bei einem abendlichen Spaziergang mit ihrem Hund im Central Park überfallen. Während Erica für einige Zeit ins Koma fällt, erliegt David seinen schweren Verletzungen. Als die Ermittlungen der Polizei nicht den gewünschten Erfolg haben, besorgt Erica sich eine Waffe. Als sie zufällig einem Mord in einem Supermarkt beiwohnt, erschießt sie den Killer in Notwehr. Von nun an benutzt sie immer wieder ihre Pistole ... (ATV2)

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POMO 

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Deutsch Ein sehr interessanter und ungewöhnlicher Thriller, der in manchen Hinsichten an die Tradition von Scorseses Taxi Driver anknüpft. Eine psychologische Studie einer emotional gebrochenen Person und ihre extremistische Reaktion auf die Angst vor der Welt und vor sich selbst. Neil Jordan war eine ausgezeichnete Wahl. Schade, dass das Ende doof war. ()

gudaulin 

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Englisch The setting in which the story takes place is intimately familiar to experienced cinephiles from the older thriller Death Wish starring Charles Bronson as an uncompromising avenger in the lead role, cleaning the streets of the city and saving taxpayers money on the judicial and prison system. Jodie Foster is a much more versatile character actress with a significantly broader range than Bronson. The Brave One also has a somewhat more complicated screenplay than the former, which soon became a tiresome monotonous series of street executions. On the other hand, the film's problematic moral dimension, where the main character, in the name of her pain, fear, and questionable right to satisfaction, embodies the powers of a prosecutor, judge, and executioner, is indeed present here, and it is only a pity that the screenwriter and director did not find the courage to lead their heroine to a bitter end. Overall impression: 60%. ()

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Englisch Solid atmosphere and terror halfway, seen through the eyes of a woman. We won't see any muscles, liters of blood, or heroic expressions, Neil Jordan tries to go for a completely different ending. He succeeds, as I mentioned, somehow halfway, but this movie is definitely worth watching. In particular, Jodie Foster excels in these roles, and her dialogues with Terrence Howard are very well-written. There isn’t any shocking brutality like in Taxi Driver, the city is not as dirty, the perverts are not as perverse, and the harshness is not as harsh. It's as if they couldn't fully let go. Fortunately, the ending is fine, and the transformation of the main protagonist is relatively believable. It could have been worse. The tangible credibility is still there, even though you have to spice it up a little and shake it. ()