Summary
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Cast
Jodie Foster
Erica Bain
Terrence Howard
Detective Mercer
Nicky Katt
Detective Vitale
Naveen Andrews
David Kirmani
Mary Steenburgen
Carol
Ene Oloja
Josai
Luis Da Silva, Jr.
Lee
Blaze Foster
Cash
Rafael Sardina
Reed
Jane Adams
Nicole
Gordon MacDonald
Murrow
Zoë Kravitz
Chloe
John Magaro
Ethan
Victor Colicchio
Cutler
Jermel Howard
Thug on Subway
Dennis L.A. White
Thug on Subway
Laila Liliana Garro
Shauna Nelson
James Biberi
Detective Pitney
Brian Delate
Detective O'Connor
Lenny Venito
Mortell
Carmen Ejogo
Jackie
Dana Eskelson
Sketch Artist
Angel Sing
Gun Dealer
Yolande Bavan
David's Mother
Ivo Velon
James
Tina Sloan
Stationary Saleswoman
Jamie Tirelli
Pawn Shop Guy
Larry Fessenden
Sandy Combs
An Nguyen
Ida Combs
Brian Tarantina
Gun Store Clerk
Michael Anthony Williams
Subway Dad
Jesus Ruiz
Chief of Detectives
Hope Adams
Press Conference Reporter
Joseph Melendez
Press Conference Reporter
Ted Neustadt
Press Conference Reporter
Brett Berg
Ethan's Friend
Jeffrey Manko
Emergency Room Doctor
Mick Cunningham
Precinct Cop
Lisa Joyce
CPA Worker
Tom Greer
Desk Cop
David Naizir
Guy Outside Subway Station
Bob McClure
Sound Engineer
Tashya Valdevit
Erica's Nurse
Lai-Si Fernandez
Shauna's Friend
Moisés Acevedo
Reed's Runner
Dennis Leonard Johnson
Reed's Runner
Jack Caruso
Subway Reporter
Jim Taylor McNickle
Subway Reporter
Rosanne Lucarelli
Subway Reporter
Leif Riddell
Subway Reporter
DeShaun Stallworth
Subway Reporter
Michael J. Burg
Elevator Man
Creighton James
Elevator Man
Clayton Dean Smith
Elevator Man
Barbara Gayle
Elevator Woman
Anna Margaret Hollyman
Elevator Woman
Lily Mercer
Elevator Woman
Musto Pelinkovicci
Russian Cab Driver
Dean Meminger
NY1 Reporter
Cheryl Wills
NY1 TV Anchor
David Boston
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Dominick Cicco
Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Vanessa DeMira
Tenant (uncredited)
Ev Depaolis
Pawn Shop Customer (uncredited)
Rick Derby
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Joe Remy Dolinsky
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Doug Ferony
Detective Paul Sateri (uncredited)
Renee Fishman
Erica's Special Ability Nurse (uncredited)
Roy William Gardner
On Air News Reporter (uncredited)
Chuck Gerena
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Bianca Giancoli
Hooker (uncredited)
Kalon Jackson
Man (uncredited)
Tina King
Nurse (uncredited)
Tia Latrell
Neighborhood Resident (uncredited)
Isaac Orlando
Thug (uncredited)
Loukas Papas
Street Detective (uncredited)
Adam S. Phillips
Driver (uncredited)
Alfredo Romeo Suarez
Walker (uncredited)
Donna Ross
Lady at Bar (uncredited)
Kenny Shapiro
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Alia Tarraf
Detective (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Neil Jordan
Screenplay
Cynthia Mort
Screenplay, Story
Roderick Taylor
Screenplay, Story
Bruce A. Taylor
Reviews
John Chard
June 20, 2020
6
There is no going back, to that other person, that other place. This thing, this stranger, she is all you are now.
Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) survives a vicious subway attack that saw her intended husband killed. Unsatisfied with the police efforts to catch the killers, and submerged by grief, she decides to take matters into her own hands and clear the streets of criminal vermin...
Well there's no getting away from it, this is basically a feminist version of Death Wish. Director Neil Jordan pitches the always great Foster right into the moral quagmire of vigilante justice. This is a smart and provocative vigilante thriller at the core, yet the preposterous machinations on show render it somewhat annoying - none more so than with the finale which is just ridiculous.
Erica takes up a gun, it becomes her comfort blanket, and as she battles with self loathing of what she is doing, she amazingly starts ridding the streets of scumbags. We are also asked to swallow that she becomes very tight to the lead detective investigating the vigilante crimes, played by Terence Howard (superb).
Unfortunately, Jordan seems to run out of guts to follow through in creating something worth saying. Instead pitching Erica in increasingly daft situations, with dialogue to match, for a film with a lady lead kicking butt, the whole thing actually lacks balls. The lead actors ensure it's no stinker, and who doesn't feel a punch the air moment in them as scumbag criminals gets what's due? But really it's an above average vigilante film at best. 6/10
Media
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