Mercer then places her gun in the last attacker's hand and Erica leaves. Mercer then insists that Erica wound him with her gun, which she does, allowing them to frame her attackers for the vigilante killings. Mercer persuades Erica to lower her gun, but after looking into her pleading eyes, hands her his own gun to use instead, and Erica shoots the attacker dead. As Mercer attempts to arrest the attacker, Erica retrieves her weapon and prepares to execute him. She struggles with the third attacker who gains the upper hand just as Mercer arrives. Erica forwards the video onto Mercer.Įrica tracks down all three men, and confronts and kills two of them before freeing her dog. The woman is initially too frightened to reveal her boyfriend's whereabouts, but she later sends Erica the video recording of her attack and his address. She tracks down one of her attacker's ex-girlfriends. She is later informed the police have found her engagement ring at a pawn shop, and goes there to get a name, address and phone number of who sold it to them. The police ask Erica to identify one of the suspects in her attack though she recognizes the assailant, she does not identify him. Mercer privately indicates to Erica that he suspects her but is struggling with what to do about it. Mercer takes Erica with him to interview the prostitute she had saved, but the prostitute does not let on that she recognizes Erica. When the criminal is found dead near a parking garage, Detective Mercer inspects the area and begins to suspect Erica. The detective shares the name of a vicious criminal he is unable to prosecute. Meanwhile, she strikes up a friendship with Detective Sean Mercer, who is investigating the vigilante killings around the city. She is injured but lives.įuelled by rage and a need for vengeance, Erica begins to track down the three men who killed David. When he attempts to run them down with his car, Erica shoots him in the head, causing his car to run over the prostitute. Later on, Erica attempts to save a prostitute by threatening her pimp. The men then threaten her with a knife she kills them both. Another night on a subway car, two men harass the passengers, all of whom leave except Erica.

Hearing Erica's cell phone ring, the man stalks her in the aisles before she kills him with three shots. One evening while Erica is at a convenience store, a man enters and shoots the store's cashier to death. Unwilling to wait 30 days for a legal firearm, Erica buys the handgun from him. A nearby black market gun dealer overhears her desperation for protection and offers to sell her a Kahr K9 pistol for $1000. Traumatized and living in fear, she attempts to purchase a gun but is denied a sale due to having no gun license. David dies from his injuries and Erica finds herself unable to continue her life as normal. David Kirmani are viciously attacked by three men while walking their dog in Central Park the men film the assault on their phones, and take Erica's engagement ring and her dog. At the 65th Golden Globe Awards, Foster received a nomination for Best Actress Motion Picture in a Drama.

It was a box office disappointment grossing $69 million worldwide.

The film received mixed reviews from critics who acclaimed Foster's performance but criticized its execution. The film features Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt, Zoë Kravitz, Mary Steenburgen and Luis Da Silva in supporting roles.Ī loose remake of Death Wish, The Brave One was released in the United States on September 14, 2007. Detective Sean Mercer ( Terrence Howard) investigates the vigilante shootings, which lead him closer and closer to Bain. Terrified for her safety, she buys a pistol and undergoes a personality transformation, becoming a vigilante. The film stars Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, a New York City radio host whose partner is beaten to death by criminals. The Brave One is a 2007 psychological thriller film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Roderick Taylor, Bruce A.

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