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Harry Brown is a 2009 British vigilante action-thriller film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jack O'Connell, and Liam Cunningham. The story follows Harry Brown, a widowed Royal Marines veteran who had served in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, living on a London housing estate that is rapidly descending into youth crime. After a violent gang murders his friend, Harry decides to take justice into his own hands.

Harry Brown
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daniel Barber
Written by	Gary Young
Produced by	Matthew Vaughn Kris Thykier Matthew Brown Keith Bell
Starring	Michael Caine Emily Mortimer Charlie Creed-Miles David Bradley Iain Glen Sean Harris Ben Drew Jack O'Connell Jamie Downey Liam Cunningham
Cinematography	Martin Ruhe
Edited by	Joe Walker
Music by	Martin Phipps Ruth Barrett Pete Tong Theo Green Paul Rogers
Production companies	Marv Partners UK Film Council HanWay Films Prescience Framestore Features
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) (Premiere) 11 November 2009 (2009-11-11) (Theatrical)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$7.3 million[1]
Box office	$10.3 million[1]

The film also features actor and rapper Plan B, who recorded the film's theme music track "End Credits" with Chase & Status.[2][3] Harry Brown premiered on 12 September 2009 as a "Special Presentation" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival[4] and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate UK on 11 November 2009; the film was released in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Destination Films on 30 April 2010. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Caine's performance but criticized the excessive violence.

Plot

Elderly pensioner Harry Brown, a decorated Royal Marine veteran of the Northern Ireland conflict, lives on a London council estate infested with violent youth gang activity and illegal narcotics distribution. Harry spends most of his free time playing chess with his friend, Len Attwell, at a local pub owned by Sid Rourke. When the hospital phones about his wife Kath's imminent demise, Harry arrives too late as the pedestrian underpass shortcut is active gang territory. Kath is buried next to their thirteen-year-old daughter, Rachel, who died of pneumonia in 1973.

Len confides to Harry that he is being terrorised by youths and shows him an old bayonet he now carries to defend himself; with the police unable to help, he plans to confront his harassers himself. The next day, Detective Inspector Alice Frampton and Detective Sergeant Terry Hicock visit Harry and inform him that Len is dead. The police arrest Noel Winters, the leader of a drug-dealing gang, along with members Carl, Dean and Marky, but they are released due to insufficient evidence. After Len's funeral, an inebriated Harry is frozen when confronted by Dean at knife-point, for his wallet; almost instinctually, presumably due to his military training, Harry kills Dean with his own knife during a brief struggle. DI Frampton visits Harry the next morning, as Len was killed with his own bayonet, any charges could be reduced to manslaughter or even self-defence, incensing Harry.

That night Harry follows a drug dealer, Kenny, from a pub, to a tenement, where they negotiate the purchase of a 9mm pistol. Inside, Harry finds Kenny and his mate, Stretch, growing cannabis and manipulating a young female heroin addict, to make pornographic films. Harry, mortified by their treatment of the comatose young woman, shoots the two dealers and sets their den ablaze, fleeing with the girl, a bag of firearms and a large sum of cash in their military transport truck. He leaves the girl outside a hospital, and then tracks Marky to a secluded, wooded area, shooting the older drug boss who is sexually abusing him. Harry ties up Marky, coercing him into revealing mobile phone footage of Len's cold blooded murder. Harry then uses Marky to bait Noel and Carl in the underpass; a gunfight ensues, Carl and Marky are killed, but Noel flees. Harry pursues, but collapses from an emphysema attack. Harry is found and taken to hospital, where DI Frampton smells cordite gun residue on his overcoat.

Frampton has deduced that Harry is behind all the recent shootings, but her boss—Superintendent Childs—is dismissive, convinced of an escalating gang war, and congratulates her on a new position. Childs leads a major police operation on the estate, which escalates into a riot. Meanwhile, Harry discharges himself from the hospital. Driving to the estate, Frampton and Hicock are involved in a car crash in which Hicock is severely injured. Harry appears and takes them into Sid's pub, where Frampton calls for backup and informs Harry that Sid is Noel's uncle, so shooting Noel is dubious at best.

Harry discovers Sid hiding Noel in the basement, but has an emphysema fit, allowing Sid to disarm him and reveal himself as the gang's true leader. Sid suffocates the injured Hicock, and Noel begins to strangle Frampton. A weakened Harry draws a concealed ankle pistol and kills Noel; Sid then shoots Harry and prepares to finish him, as two red, (police-sniper) dots mark (Sid's) chest, unaware, Sid is baited by Harry to raise his gun.

At a press conference after the riot, Superintendent Childs announces that Frampton and Hicock are to be awarded medals, but denies evidence of a vigilante. Harry walks towards the now quiet and gang-free underpass.

Cast

Production

The film was shot mainly in and around the abandoned Heygate Estate in Walworth, London.[5][6] At the time of filming, it was due to be demolished,[7] which did not happen until early 2014.[8] The subway scenes were shot at Marks Gate, London.[9]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes 63% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 127 reviews, with an average score of 6/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Its lurid violence may put off some viewers, but Harry Brown is a vigilante thriller that carries an emotional as well as a physical punch, thanks to a gripping performance from Michael Caine in the title role."[10] On Metacritic it has a score of 55% based on reviews from 35 critics.[11] Empire gave the film four stars out of five.[12] GQ magazine gave it five stars out of five, calling it "truly awesome."^{[citation needed]}

The Times gave the film three stars but considered it "morally and politically odious."[13] The Sunday Times was less positive, giving it one star: "It's too daft to pass muster as action-movie hokum, let alone as social commentary."^{[citation needed]} Cinema Blend praised the film, saying "Caine pours every ounce of himself into Harry, and the payoff is massive ... There's nothing more fulfilling than seeing a compelling story brought to life by standout performances and then further enhanced by stellar directing."[14] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four, and called the film "... a revenge thriller poised somewhere between Death Wish and Gran Torino."[15] As of 20 December 2009 the film had earned $6,649,562 in the UK market opening against 2012 and Disney's A Christmas Carol. As of 8 August 2010, total worldwide gross was nearly $10 million including $1,818,681 in the United States, where it opened against A Nightmare on Elm Street.[1]

References

External links

• Harry Brown at AllMovie
• Harry Brown at Box Office Mojo
• Harry Brown at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Harry Brown (Film)

Harry Brown ist ein britisches Krimi-Drama aus dem Jahr 2009. Das Spielfilmdebüt des Regisseurs Daniel Barber ist nach der von Michael Caine dargestellten Hauptfigur benannt.

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- [en] Harry Brown (film)

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[it] Harry Brown

Harry Brown è un film del 2009 diretto da Daniel Barber, con protagonista Michael Caine.

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[ru] Гарри Браун (фильм)

«Гарри Браун» (англ. Harry Brown) — социально-психологический и криминальный триллер режиссёра Дэниела Барбера. Премьера состоялась 12 сентября 2009 года на кинофестивале в Торонто.

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