This film produced by Joel Silver tells about Erica(Jodie Foster) a successful radio host along with her boyfriend(Naveen Andrews) are walking with their dog at Central Park when are attacked by a gang of hoodlums. Her sweetheart dies, turning mild-mannered liberal Erica into a vigilante.Whe she leaves the hospital buys an illegal gun and seeks revenge stalking the streets of N. Y. C. She takes the law on his own hands, taking on a thief who is robbing a store, a corrupt mobster and two youths terrorizing subway passengers, among them. Meanwhile she befriends a detective(Terrence Howard) who's investigating a series murders. Later is summoned by the Police to identify the muggers.
A variable and certainly exciting screenplay is heftily completed by skillful developing, some nice action scenes and explicit violence. The public were clearly on the Erica's side despite the morality may be questionable but the vengeance can be deemed excessive. Strong performance by a traumatized Jodie Foster driven violence after his fiancé is killed and she's viciously attacked by degenerate punks.The film bears remarkable resemblance to ¨Death Wish¨ series with Paul Kersey-Charles Bronson, of course the acting by Jodie Foster is much better and the story is more intelligent and thoughtful.Atmospheric musical score by Dario Marinelli and good night-time photography on city streets by Philippe Rousselot. The flick is well directed by Neal Jordan, expert of film-making clever dramas (Michale Collins, Crying game, Mona Lisa). Rating : Better than average, well worth seeing.
A variable and certainly exciting screenplay is heftily completed by skillful developing, some nice action scenes and explicit violence. The public were clearly on the Erica's side despite the morality may be questionable but the vengeance can be deemed excessive. Strong performance by a traumatized Jodie Foster driven violence after his fiancé is killed and she's viciously attacked by degenerate punks.The film bears remarkable resemblance to ¨Death Wish¨ series with Paul Kersey-Charles Bronson, of course the acting by Jodie Foster is much better and the story is more intelligent and thoughtful.Atmospheric musical score by Dario Marinelli and good night-time photography on city streets by Philippe Rousselot. The flick is well directed by Neal Jordan, expert of film-making clever dramas (Michale Collins, Crying game, Mona Lisa). Rating : Better than average, well worth seeing.