This movie has two of the vilest characters I've encountered in film. The first being the street hoodlum Carl (Jamie Downey), who couldn't utter a single sentence without the insertion of some profanity. And then there was Stretch (Sean Harris), keeper of the marijuana farm who looked like death warmed over, that being high praise for one of the creepiest characters I've ever seen. It didn't take much to push pensioner Harry Brown (Michael Caine) over the edge in this story, as the similarities to the Death Wish franchise are very much in evidence, with Harry doling out his brand of punishment and revenge without remorse. The gang assault on the police force attempting to raid the heroin den is all too reminiscent of the disrespect afforded law enforcement in the present day, and a sad commentary on the direction of society if things don't turn around relatively quickly. The only thing I couldn't relate to very well was when Inspector Frampton (Emily Mortimer) presented the news of Leonard Atwell's (David Bradley) death to Harry at the hands of the street thugs. Did you ever see a police detective get weepy delivering that kind of information before?
Review of Harry Brown
