Lionsgate have asked us not to review Harry Brown, a small sized British picture starring Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer which OWF's Martyn Conterio saw in London tonight, until November, around the time of it's theatrical release in the U.K. Fine, have it your way. Even though we liked the picture and could do your small movie a favour by getting the word out that it's good, we respect your wishes. However. I couldn't resist not posting this little bit of snippet from Martyn's report back...
The film is basically Gran Torino with Michael Caine...I mean, it's not social-realism...more hysterical realism...in which Caine the codger goes around killing chavs.
Now doesn't that sound like something? A BritishGran Torino, with Michael Caine going old school Get Carter on those little bastards. Wouldn't we all secretly (or not so secretly?) like to do that ourselves? Empire described the plot in February as...
...an urban Western, the film sees Caine play the titular Harry Brown, an ex-Marine (which explains the pea coat) and widower forced to journey through a seedy world of drugs and guns to take revenge for the brutal death of his best friend at the hands of a gang of thugs.