The Brave One stars Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, a radio show host who tells stories about New York City. She reads these essays on air set to ambient noise that she has recorded by dangling a microphone and wandering around the city. She is also madly in love with David (Naveen Andrews).
One night while walking their dog in a park at night they wander into a tunnel and are brutally beaten by a group of men. David is killed and Erica is left for dead. But she doesn’t die. She heals, physically, and buys a gun so that she can feel safe leaving her house. Where before she knew no danger, it now seems to follow her wherever she goes. She happens to be in a store during a robbery/murder, happens to be in a nearly empty subway car for another robbery, etc.
It doesn’t feel genuine. The movie plays like there are several jumbo puzzle pieces that someone tried to force together. The friendship between Erica and Detective Mercer (Terrence Howard) feels false and unlikely. I don’t really understand the point. And her final revenge, which you would think would be central to the story, seems like an afterthought to her. “Oh yeah, now I need to go find those guys from the park.” You can almost see it cross her face.
I had higher hopes, but it is more fun to watch the preview. At least then you only get one of the clunky lines, “I want my dog back.” If you actually sit through the film you are rewarded with a genuine, “Who’s the bitch now?” Woohoo.
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