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But don't be misled by this film's screenplay or by Hollywood standards of morality, as they have very little. Foster, by the way, shows no signs of slowing down as an actress and this was a juicy role for her. The difference in "Erica Bain" and Bronson's "Paul Kersey" was minimal except she seemed to be more depressed over who she had become, once she started killing. I was a little skeptical about Jodie Foster playing a Charles Bronson-type shooter, but she pulled it off convincingly. This would be labeled a "neo noir" today.

It's different enough to keep us guessing what "Erica" will do next so, in that regard, it's good value for your entertainment dollar, particularly if you enjoy film noirs. No, it's not "Death Wish," but it ain't far from it, storywise. Sure, one can't help but draw comparisons and think back to the most famous vigilante film of all time: "Death Wish," but this film stands on its own story. Far from being a great movie or intellectually instigating as, say, "Dogville", "The Brave One" is worth seeing for Jodie's performance and for its unapologetic badassery in times of false, excessive morality. That'd be the easiest, quickest 'solution' to our nightmares, and on a second look, that's not as sick as we'd think. Who's never fantasized: what if I could just kill all the scum around me? Like "Falling Down" and so many other flicks, "The Brave One" appeals to our lower instincts, and - mildly - makes us imagine what would we do in Jodie's shoes, and how "simple and satisfying" it'd be just to kill them all. Watching a "fragile" woman like Foster becoming Charles Bronson in skirts is both entertaining and (questionably) gratifying. but it's not sicker than any other bloody action thriller out there. It's easy to call this a morally sick movie, because that's what is. If not for Jodie Foster's presence, I probably wouldn't bother watching "The Brave One" (even though I admire most of Neil Jordan's films). She decides to avenge him, and other helpless people, with her own hands. 31 years later, Iris is a popular radio host whose fiancé (Naveen Andrews) is killed in a random attack. He wants to protect the young prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster) from some pigs, and give her a better future.

just flush it down the f***in' toilet", says Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), in "Taxi Driver". "I think someone should just take this city and just.