Every man has a breaking point.
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 7.5/10 (9,101 votes)
Country: UK
Languages: English
Company: Marv Films
Director(s): Daniel Barber
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Producer(s):
Reno Antoniades - executive producer
Keith Bell - producer
Paul Brett - executive producer
Matthew Brown - producer
Tim Haslam - executive producer
David Higginson - line producer
Christos Michaels - executive producer
Steve Norris - executive producer
Tim Smith - executive producer
Kris Thykier - producer
Matthew Vaughn - producer
Writer(s):
Gary Young - screenplay
Cast:
Michael Caine - Harry Brown
Emily Mortimer - D.I. Alice Frampton
Charlie Creed-Miles - D.S. Terry Hicock
David Bradley - Leonard Attwell
Iain Glen - S.I. Childs
Sean Harris - Stretch
Ben Drew - Noel Winters
Jack O'Connell - Marky
Jamal Downey - Carl
Lee Oakes - Dean
Music: Ruth Barrett, Martin Phipps
Reno Antoniades - executive producer
Keith Bell - producer
Paul Brett - executive producer
Matthew Brown - producer
Tim Haslam - executive producer
David Higginson - line producer
Christos Michaels - executive producer
Steve Norris - executive producer
Tim Smith - executive producer
Kris Thykier - producer
Matthew Vaughn - producer
Writer(s):
Gary Young - screenplay
Cast:
Michael Caine - Harry Brown
Emily Mortimer - D.I. Alice Frampton
Charlie Creed-Miles - D.S. Terry Hicock
David Bradley - Leonard Attwell
Iain Glen - S.I. Childs
Sean Harris - Stretch
Ben Drew - Noel Winters
Jack O'Connell - Marky
Jamal Downey - Carl
Lee Oakes - Dean
Music: Ruth Barrett, Martin Phipps
Posted on: April 30, 2010
May 1st, 2010
Oh dear. Where to begin with this one. This kind of film is my favoritekind of bad film. It's competently made, has nice cinematography andthe actors are talented — but the screenplay is lurid rubbish — andeveryone took it seriously. There are so many unintentionally hilariousscenes, I feel a new cult classic is born. How about the scene whereMichael Caine's old friend almost gets asphyxiated from poo in aflaming paper bag and starts screaming "bastards!" into the night sky– while tragic dramatic music is playing. But that's nothing comparedto the not so subtle criminal youth. Blisters; rotten flesh; bags undertheir eyes that fall past their knees; weird tics that make LooneyToons characters seem tranquilized in comparison.
The half baked detective subplot is funny for all the wrong reasonstoo. This villainous youth gang occupies an underpass tunnel for mostof the film's running time and commit heinous murders in this tunnel,yet the police can't seem to pin a murder on these junkies. Or thepolice won't pin a murder on these junkies. They are junkies in atunnel, not a rich mafia crime syndicate.
For a good laugh, watch Micahel Caine fight crime. One can only hopefor as many sequels as Death Wish. Personally, I think Harry Brown 5:The Face of Death, would make the world a better place.