Harry Brown: movie review
Why, oh why, are we watching Michael Caine in a role tailor-made for Charles Bronson? As the titular character in 鈥�Harry Brown,鈥� he鈥檚 playing an ex-marine living in a crummy London neighborhood infested with drug-dealing toughs. When an old friend of his is killed by these slime, he goes vigilante.
Caine has often made bad movies in the past 鈥� 鈥�Jaws: The Revenge鈥� wasn鈥檛 exactly 鈥�Citizen Kane鈥� 鈥� but he鈥檚 become choosier over the years. According to interviews, 鈥淗arry Brown,鈥� because it was filmed in the neighborhood he grew up in, actually has a special meaning for him. But vigilante rage is a loaded subject and demands much more than the drooly, splattering treatment it gets here.
Caine acts dignified throughout, but there鈥檚 no way to dignify dreck. Grade: D- (Rated R for strong violence and language throughout, drug use, and sexual content.)
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