
Now this is what films should be like engaging, engrossing and just generally awesome. now i am not a big Michael Caine fan I've often thought he is over rated, but this performance is truly stand out sensational. he plays pensioner Harry Brown living on a rough (i assume South London) estate with youths having taking over the subways and the street corners, after his best friend is murdered its fair to say he goes a little vigilante on those mothers. this is like the Brit version of Gran Torino, only much much better. true some of the scenes and situations i felt were a little unrealistic, but they add to the films style and the directors vision of showing a cracked and destructive society. there are strong performance from a supporting cast, but this is without doubt Caines film, delivering a performance showing the vulnerability and anger and frustration and many emotions at exactly the right pitch - perfect. though the very ending seems a little fairy tale in that it seems everything is lovely now and right with the world after a few killings, this is without a doubt one of the best films of the year and unquestionably the best British film, i know this sounds cliche for any Brit gangster film, or Brit film with Cain in, but it is true.
4.5 stars