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
Don't have much more to add on this. Wish we did have a few vigilanties here in South London. Best performance from Michael Caine I've seen, possibly ever (not a huge fan either). Blows other "urban" (Adulthood) English films out of the water.
ReplyDelete4 stars from me.