Favourite Film of 2009
While there have been many great films released over the past year not many have truely moved me and engaged audiences in this film I have chosen for my favourite film of 2009; with a stunning performace from director Daniel Barber and amazing acting from Michael Caine, of course I’ve chosen about Harry Brown.
This film I have previously reviewed but I still don’t think I did this film justice. Harry Brown features Sir Michael Caine as the lead role playing an elderly man on a housing estate in London. Local thugs and yobs have driven this country into the ground for years and Harry Brown shows on many levels the pain and suffering others have to go through because of this. Ben Drew (Plan B) plays in another contraversial role in his film career as Noel Winters; the lead thug in his gang that surrounds the estate.
With a brilliant storyline that’s believable and yet shocking enough to chill even the most common chav, Harry Brown differs from other films. After seeing his best friend brutally murdered, ex-Mariner Harry goes on a revenge mission to get back at the ‘youth’ of today. This is done tactfully to avoid being caught-out by police, but done in such a way he gets the job done.
