Written
May 8, 2010
Harry Brown on White Horse
Lesser movies begin with more softer scenes in an effort to enhance the jolt of inevitable violence that follows, but that's just one of many temptations that the sage and thoughtful Harry Brown resists. Instead, the opening scenes function like a fleeting call to brace for impact, and to some extent allow the audience to prepare for impending chaos. But, that initial alarm does nothing to dampen the impact of Michael Caine's masterful portrayal of the character Harry Brown.
Starting with first moment he appears on screen, Caine keeps the audience engaged with a subtle and ongoing awareness of Harry's unutterable sorrow, a grief that, in many ways, is more intense than the overt violence swelling around him. It's not until the brutality of the outside world trespasses into the quiet suffering of Harry's inner world that he rises to the occasion, if only in hopes of dying for a noble cause. In this case, honorable is as honorable does, and Harry's bid is worth seeing.
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