The Brave One
Worth a trip to the cinema -
While this film is a little slow to get started and there is no chemistry between Jodie Foster and Naveen Andrews, when it gets going proves to be quite enjoyable. Doesn't deserve the poor review.
Review published on the 30 September 2007 15:45
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