The Brave One (DVD)

Director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME) injects the standard revenge saga with new life by asking difficult questions about the meaning of courage in his thriller THE BRAVE ONE. Jodi Foster (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, INSIDE MAN) showcases her knack for playing characters with a mix of strength and vulnerability, while Terrence Howards tender charisma comes through IN Mercer, the cop who knows more than he's letting on. Foster plays New Yorker Erica Bain, a radio talk show host happily engaged to a doctor (Naveen Andrews, LOST). The walls of Erica's safe existence come tumbling down one night during a walk through Central Park with her boyfriend, during which they are mugged, he is killed, and she is severely beaten. When she wakes from a coma three weeks later, Erica's eyes assume a haunted look and she fears the city she once loved. So she buys a gun, and when she witnesses a domestic fight and murder in an all-night convenience store, she uses it to save herself. Director Neil Jordan Star Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt, Mary Steenburgen Special Features: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40 Audio: Dolby Surround 5.1, English Subtitles - English (SDH) - Optional Additional Release Material: Additional Scenes Featurette - 1. I WALK THE CITY Runtime: 90 minutes Year of Release: 2007.