Another Jodie Foster movie that comes out rocking.
Jodie Foster plays a radio host, who is engaged to a doctor. Of course they're incredibly happy, and leading the perfect lifestyle in I believe New York.
Then they take their dog for a walk, and the life is ruined. Who knew that thugs hung out in a dark viaduct in New Your. They found out the hard way though!
The rest of the movie deals with how she is coping with the attack. Thats right, Jodie Foster does Death Wish.
I know what you're saying, the great Charles Bronson did it already, and I'm a fan, but they do it justice.
Jodie Foster does her usual stellar job acting. She is probably my favorite actress. And playing a victim who fights back is her specialty. And she looks great still. Women half her age should hope to look that good.
Another fine job was done by Terrance Howard. He plays a detective who befriends her, not knowing that she's keeping him busy. He's a detective who cares on a human level, but stays within the law.
The others do well. They don't overdo the acting, and thats good. You get sucked into the movie, and the acting is part of it.
The script wasn't anything to earth shatteringly different. Like I said, very Deathwish like. But it moves pretty fast, and doesnt bog down.
The technical aspects of the movie is fine. Lighting good, good photography. The location was fine.
The few things that I found unbelievable, or bad, were minimum. And oddly enough, its the same thing I have issues with in Death Wish.
They're in a big city, but she finds places to shoot a gun, and nobody hears it. Whats the odds of that?
And she gets the gun, and bullets, and is a pretty good shot right off the bat. I am not a gun person, but the kick should off enough, that she should be spraying bullets all over the place.
But I liked it, and will definitely watch it again, probably over and over. Its my type of movie.
I give it 8 1/2 bullets
