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September 14, 2007

At the Movies: Foster turns fierce in flawed 'Brave One'

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

We have long known that Jodie Foster is a formidable force. This much was obvious from “Taxi Driver,” which earned her an Oscar nomination for playing a prostitute when she was just 14 years old.

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Director: Neil Jordan

Cast: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt, Mary Steenburgen

Rating: R for strong violence, language and some sexuality

Running time: 108 minutes

Now, in “The Brave One,” Foster gets to play a modern-day Travis Bickle as a woman who turns into a vigilante after an attack in Central Park leaves her seriously injured and her fiance dead.


 
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