When a crew of drug-dealing gang members takes the life of his only friend, Leonard (David Bradley), retired Marine and widower Harry Brown (Michael Caine) decides to take the law into his own hands — but his old-school training might be overmatched. Helmed by first-time feature director Daniel Barber, this gritty vigilante thriller set in England also stars Emily Mortimer, Iain Glen, Jack O’Connell, Ben Drew, Joseph Gilgun and Liam Cunningham. | Add to Queue
- Cast: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Sean Harris, Ben Drew, Jack O’Connell,Jamie Downey, Lee Oakes
- Director: Daniel Barber
- Genres: Action & Adventure, Thrillers, Action Thrillers, Crime Action & Adventure, British Movies, Crime Thrillers
- INSTAFLICKA INDEX: (3.17) | REVIEWERS: Jonny (2.5), Craig (3), Phil (4) | PODCAST: S2E37
JONNY: “This movie was clearly written for Steven Seagal, yet somehow Michael Caine won the lead role. He brings his A-game here adding legitimacy to an otherwise uninspired movie. Though well shot, this movie seems overly dark and with broad strokes paints a violent and unflattering picture of British youths. Sir Michael fans will enjoy.”
PHIL: “Michael Caine. That is a review in and of itself. He takes what would otherwise be your average revenge thriller and dials it up as only he can. There seems to be a theme lately of older people being bad asses. He proves in this movie that he is definitely included in that movement. The violence is intense, the movie is pretty to look at, and MICHAEL CAINE. The only true problem I have with the film is its unusual use of CGI in random spots, like blood spurts and explosions. They don’t happen often, but when they do it is very jarring.”
CRAIG: “Michael Caine gives a great performance in this otherwise simple and formulaic revenge-flick.”
