MOVIE: HARRY BROWN [2009]

REVIEW# 108 
MOVIE: HARRY BROWN [2009] [British movie]
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Michael Caine,Emily Mortimer
Director: Daniel Barber
IMDb rating: 7.2/10
Deeps rating: 7.5/10
Verdict: An excellent revenge thriller.Class act from Caine.

#PLOT.
  Harry Brown [Michael Caine],an old man who is widowed recently,leads a quite and lonely life in Northern Ireland.He spends most of his time with his only friend Len Attwel,playing chess in a local pub.Those were times when youth violence were rising.Under drugs youth were ruling the streets looting and killing.Len was worried about this as he used to constantly harassed by these violent kids.One day Harry hear from police that his friend Len was murdered brutally in the streets.Withe the police being mere spectators Harry,who is a retired marine and a good chess player decides to take law in his hands.He plays a decisive and tactical game to avenge his friends death.Even though old,the retired and reputed  marine proves to be a bit too much to handle, for these drug dealers.

#POSITIVES.
1. One the best revenge thrillers I have seen.The movie has a great pace and tremor to keep you engaged.It's both emotional and physical.A punch on the faces of youth who doesn't care about society and family.
2. Top class performance from the great Michael Caine.He excels in emotional scenes.
3. A revenge story which will make you fully satisfied.Everyone feels happy when the real bad are taught a lesson the bad way.
4. Interesting twist in the climax which makes the movie all interesting.

#NEGATIVES.
1. Too much violence on display.
2. Drug abuse and foul languages which makes it tough for family viewing.

#BOX OFFICE.
     The movie was well received by critics with many showering praises for Michael Caine's performance.It's a British movie but fared well at the US box office too.It collected around $10 million world wide against a small budget of around $7 million.

TIP OF THE DAY: AN EYE FOR AN EYE WILL MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND.
[Mahatma Gandhi].