Harry Brown

Name: Harry Brown
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: April 30, 2010
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 55
Cast: David Bradley, Emily Mortimer, Michael Caine

2010

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: April 30, 2010 | R

Starring: David Bradley, Emily Mortimer, Michael Caine

Summary: Set in modern day Britain, Harry Brown follows one man's journey through a chaotic world where teenage violence runs rampant. As a modest, law abiding citizen, Brown lives alone. His only companion is his best friend Leonard. When Leonard is killed, Brown reaches his breaking point. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Director: Daniel Barber

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 103 min

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Empire Mark Dinning

Essential stuff, even by the big man's considerable standards. Read full review

Movieline Stephanie Zacharek

Those of us who love Michael Caine have to recognize that his capacity for coldness is part of what makes him great. And in that respect, what he does in Harry Brown is something of a bookend to his extraordinary, and extraordinarily chilly, turn in Mike Hodges' cold-blooded 1971 Get Carter. Read full review

Claudia Puig

This portrait of the soldier as an old man is deeply moving. Read full review

Steven Rea

Gritty and compelling up to a point, but cheaply exploitive as well. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Part punk-drab British art-house portrait of underclass despair, part bloody vigilante pic, Harry Brown is shakily held together by industrial-strength sound design and the expertly employed theatrics of Michael Caine in the title role. Read full review

Peter Travers

In "Gran Torino," Eastwood took on the moral issues that screenwriter Gary Young and first-time director Daniel Barber studiously avoid. It's the difference between riveting and repellent. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Caine acts dignified throughout, but there's no way to dignify dreck. Read full review

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DaveJ.

May 3, 2010

I really enjoyed this movie. Michael Caine is great! Go see it!

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mitchj97

Aug 29, 2011

Excellent film, with a strong, interesting plot of the film with realistic features of the film. This film has great acting by Michael Caine and is defiantly a stimulating thriller worth watching.

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psychprofessor

Sep 6, 2010

This is Michael Caine at his finest. If you like vigilante movies, you'll love this one. It's dark and violent, so be prepared. Good acting throughout.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

MattM.

Apr 30, 2010

Greatly gritty and rough, with a great Micheal Caine. A must-see.

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robster

Sep 10, 2010

The film is very reminiscent to myself of Gran Torino (and that can only be a good thing). It's mood and colour palette are both very dark in nature and It's tough and gritty viewing without the sprinkling of fake-dom that Hollywood can does provide from US based films with their soft lensThe film is very reminiscent to myself of Gran Torino (and that can only be a good thing). It's mood and colour palette are both very dark in nature and It's tough and gritty viewing without the sprinkling of fake-dom that Hollywood can does provide from US based films with their soft lens focus to life and their characters. The film is a canvas of life today in some parts of the UK, with feral teenagers on the loose, and general problems that exist in inner cities in the UK today. The film takes a while to "get going", and seems almost sloth like until events turn Harry Brown into something more than an old codger. The acting is fab' throughout and worth a watch purely to watch Michael Caine and Harry Brown. I would wholeheartedly recommend this film. The film is worthy to be checked out and in your DVD/blu-ray collection as it is mine. Don't be put off by negative reviews, you will not be disappointed, I wasn't.… Expand

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 24, 2021

This is quite a dark (gritty) British crime drama film. It is inevitably rather bleak and thus grim in tone but I thought it was quite good, in terms of the character development relating to the titular character and the themes covered. I have no doubt that a large number of older peopleThis is quite a dark (gritty) British crime drama film. It is inevitably rather bleak and thus grim in tone but I thought it was quite good, in terms of the character development relating to the titular character and the themes covered. I have no doubt that a large number of older people living in the London area feel frustrated and annoyed with the anti-social (at best) criminal behaviour of gangs of youths and given what happened to people he held dear, I felt quite angry on his behalf and concerned for what may ultimately happen, which is a sign of a decent film when you can connect in one way or another to the main character. Michael Caine plays the main role and he did so well I thought. I found myself feeling irritated by the response the police gave, the lack of action by the authorities. I'm not one who is generally pro vigiliantism but I did feel I could somewhat understand where the titular character was coming from and this helped me feel more engrossed in the film. Of course this is an 18 rated film and so there's a fair bit of bloody violence and lots of very strong language, plus one or two short clips featuring pornography and drug related scenes. I did feel that perhaps, towards the end, things (plot wise) went a little too over the top but otherwise its a decent watch. Overall I felt this was quite a well written and acted film and I would recommend it, yes.… Expand

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CharlotteP

Apr 13, 2011

Disappointing, outlandish and barely credible, this formless film hinges on an unlikely and morally suspect "Broken Britain" theme, where plucky old men have no choice but to fight back against local toughs in the only language they understand - extreme violence with guns. Emily MortimerDisappointing, outlandish and barely credible, this formless film hinges on an unlikely and morally suspect "Broken Britain" theme, where plucky old men have no choice but to fight back against local toughs in the only language they understand - extreme violence with guns. Emily Mortimer never fails to annoy but here she's also poorly cast as a police detective whose sheer helplessness and apathetic limpness is infuriating. Michael Caine should really know better, but given that he recently endorsed David Cameron, he clearly doesn't. The effect is unremittingly bleak and depressing, without having any redemptive qualities, and certainly without coming across as representing any kind of true vision of Britain. It sounds trivial, but the fundamental procedural mistakes made by Mortimer's character finally torpedo the entire sorry exercise.… Expand

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