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 British
Gran 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.
Harry Brown is the feature debut of Brit helmer
Daniel Barber. Could this be Caine's audition plea (not that he needs it) for
Quentin Tarantino to cast him in his British spy movie he spoke about last week, where he mentioned Caine would be an actor he hopes to work with one day.