Harry Brown Film! (Michael Caine)

Pestilence said:
It does stay grounded in reality for the most part. The final scenes where a full-blown chav riot breaks out stretch credibility a little, and that's where most of the explosion-y stuff from the trailer comes from, but it in no way ruins the film.
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Flare said:
It really is a brilliant film, one that is very different from what the trailer portrays. Everyone knows how misleading trailers can be!
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Fair enough. Gran Torino was another film which had a misleading trailer although a review for Harry Brown did seem to indicate certain things (i.e. the film pushes a contrived all-chavs-are-murderers theme).

I haven't seen it yet though so I'll reserve judgment. I'm just not expecting something of the authenticity of La Haine based on that trailer unfortunately.

Just annoying they can't accurately advertise the film if that's the case and have resorted to the usual Hollywood blockbuster narrative to sell tickets.
 
tom_e said:
I dunno on some estates that stuff could easily happen, personally I thought it was a top film plenty of realism
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I agree with this. That scene wasn't far fetched at all in my eyes, there's no reason it couldn't happen.
It was a very good film, made a point.

Chimerical said:
Just annoying they can't accurately advertise the film if that's the case and have resorted to the usual Hollywood blockbuster narrative to sell tickets.
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Thing is, they need to get people through the door, it's the best way to do it. No point having a top quality film which not many people end up seeing.
I wasn't too sure what to expect really, it was different than the trailer made out, but in no way was that a disappointment.
 
Heh, not many people grown up on a rough estate then?

It DOES happen and this film portrays it with incredible realism. When you know and meet people similiar to this film it really hits home tbh.

I was that into the film i said some quite loud comments during the film :p
 
Flare said:
I absolutely loved this film! All the acting in it was brilliant, especially Michael Cains!



Yeah he can, he really pulls off the lowest form of scummy chav brilliantly.

2 of my favourite lines from the film...
"You have failed to maintain your weapon.....*BANG*"

"He's a ****, his dad was a **** and he's just going to have ****y little kids!"
That one made everyone in the cinema laugh :D
The above words rhyme with hunt ;)
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Totally agree - brilliant film and brilliant acting all around. I reckon the drug grower deserves kudos for his acting - amazing, made my skin crawl.
 
brilliant film if a bit over the top, like all those kids would go mad like that? And at the beginning what actually happens, the camera was all mucked up until there was a crash and the person is flown off the motorbike?
 
salami1212 said:
brilliant film if a bit over the top, like all those kids would go mad like that? And at the beginning what actually happens, the camera was all mucked up until there was a crash and the person is flown off the motorbike?
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At the start there were a couple of chavs on a bike circling a mum with her baby in a park, they were taking pot shots near her and ended up killing her and what makes you think they wouldnt? the pack mentality is a dangerous thing
 
Harry Brown

Just been to see this, what a fantastic film. Very hard hitting and realistic.

It's made me think.. I really like this whole gritty realistic portrayal in british movies.. Can anyone else think of/suggest any with a similar "feel"?
 
I managed to see this yesterday i really enjoyed it although i found it quite shocking a few times, Michael Caine was fantastic as always!
 
I really liked this and agree it could have drawn the end section out more but think the first section as stated needed to make you relate as much as possible to Harry and what he was feeling.
 
Bucking the trend of popular opinion i guess. but each to their own...

Tbh something alone the lines of cracker, or most other itv crime 9'olock drama types have more on this film.

I like Michael Caine, but it feels like his own personality that allways comes across in just about everything else he's done is being held and withdrawn. Thats a big loss to the film, even when the action picks up two thirds of the way through the film, your still only getting half the Caine you've known so well before.

Rest of the cast, the yobs/mobs were probally about as spot on as it gets, the cops 'were' second rate in their performance/roles compared to ones you'd find playing out in the bill ect..

Don't get me wrong, i understand the story tell behind the film, but you do all of that and make it griping at the same time /re itv 9 o'clock drama.

Until the action picked up, i sat there thinking 'Jr Hartley'

You're wondering what.. the yellow pages advert from the 80's... it depicts the opening half an hour of harry brown ohh so well.

As a film to go see 7.... could have been so much better.
 
I watched this tonight.
I thought it was very well cast, and there was very good acting from most of the characters.
Story was reasonably strong, and it followed.

I enjoyed the film, definitely worth a watching.
 
Just watched this, and I throughly enjoyed it. Good acting throughout, and really realistic gritty scenes as mentioned. The 'drug den' part was the best for me, not because of the action, just for the realism of the environment and best of all, the acting.
 
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