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The Strangernew
Nothing says danger like a moment of perfect bliss.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-24-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Jodie Foster Serves Up Revenge in 'The Brave One'new
Neil Jordan has directed a powerful film, but in the end, you wind up wishing it had looked more fearlessly for answers to the questions they raised.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carey Norris |
09-24-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Slumming in Schlocknew
Jodie Foster goes wacko in this lame movie that takes itself too seriously.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-19-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
'The Brave One' is 'Death Wish' for the NPR Crowdnew
The film doesn't raise any questions about vigilantism or social comeuppance that haven't already been asked by dramas dealing with the checks and balances of legality and morality.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Jodie Foster Dishes Up Rough Justicenew
Yes, The Brave One is that movie: the one with the posters of America's once-upon-a-time sweetheart posed artistically against a yellow background, her hand pressed contemplatively against her salon-styled hair, and the tag line "How Many Wrongs to Make It Right?"
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
09-17-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
'The Brave One': Lady Killernew
Jodie Foster roams the streets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Jodie Foster Blows 'Em Away in 'The Brave One'new
Foster takes after Chuck Bronson in the new vengeance thriller.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Depth Wish
Vigilante justice gets a shallow, stupid spin in The Brave One.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-11-2007 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Jodie Foster Discusses 'The Brave One'new

Jodie Foster isn't one of those people who stumbles through life unconscious of who she is and where she's going, nor is she one of those actors who have no idea how or why they work their magic, and who can sound endearingly insecure in interviews.
L.A. Weekly |
Judith Lewis |
09-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
'The Brave One' Wants to Turn the Clock Back
As its blandly heroic title forecasts, the film is a revenge fantasy that floats like a narrative helium balloon waiting to find its ceiling.
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Gender-Bending Odysseynew
When it comes to political causes, Kitten belongs on another planet entirely, and Pluto is as good as any.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, Breakfast on Pluto
Beautiful Dreamernew
An adopted transvestite searches for her mom but runs into everything else in this new drama.
Cleveland Scene |
Bill Gallo |
01-06-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, Breakfast on Pluto
History Refractednew
In this latest from Neil Jordan, Cillian Murphy plays the swinging transvestite Patrick "Kitten" Braden, who wanders through the pop-and-politics culture of Seventies England.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
01-05-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, Breakfast on Pluto
Sparkling Twit
Relentlessly loopy, the film aims to prove that, aside from the love of a wee lost boy for his mam, sass and sparkle conquer all.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-23-2005 |
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The Quare Fellownew
The finished product might be overdone and in bad taste, but like the best of director Neil Jordan’s work, it does satisfy.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-23-2005 |
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Tags: Neil Jordan, Breakfast on Pluto