Think of any vigilante/revenge movie you have ever seen. If it was transported to a London slum and stared Michael Caine it becomes Harry Brown. There is not a single moment in this movie that is original. However, before you take that as a criticism, consider once again every revenge movie you have ever seen. How many of them were anything but completely entertaining? In this regard as well, Harry Brown is no exception.
If you don’t like Michael Caine you should probably not read this blog because clearly you don’t like movies. Caine plays Harry Brown, a recent widower with an “I don’t talk about it,” military background. Sweet Ole Harry is pushed to the brink by the drug addled hoods that terrorize his apartment complex and decides to kick some serious junkie ass. Yes, the idea of a nearly 80 year old man killing and maiming countless street thugs should be absurd but Caine plays the role with an emotion and brutality that somehow makes the whole scenario plausible.
Given the age and accent of Sir Caine there are however a few moments that become intentionally funny. For example, after defeating one particular heinous bad guy, Harry Brown politely informs the dying man “You failed to maintain control of your weapon, sir?” Yes, he said sir. In my mind, Michael Caine can do no wrong and thus neither does Harry Brown.
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