"The Brave One" * (out of four): Dreadful misfire casts Jodie Foster as a vengeance-fueled vigilante bent on cleaning up a New York that hasn't existed for years.
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Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard are both powerful actors worth watching even in the most unworthy circumstances. But neither actor can save "The Brave One" - a vigilante thriller as misguided as its title is innocuous. Directed by Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game") with a plodding, ponderous pace and self-important tone, "Brave One" doesn't even generate the vicarious thrills requires in a revenge drama.
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