From Netflix Today: Harry Brown.
Harry Brown is played by Michael Caine who is a retired pensioner living in a depressed neighborhood somewhere in England. His best friend is another retired pensioner who he meets in a local pub for beers and chess. His friend is being harassed by some local young toughs and he vows to defend himself with a very large knife. The friend is murdered one night in a brutal and calas way by these thugs and Harry vows revenge.
Britain is one of those countries where socialism has failed miserably. It breeds a kind of human monster that cares nothing for productive achivement or anything noble. All they care about is their next high or how they can cheat a living out of another person's ability.
In this movie, Harry does manage to rid the planet of several completely useless individuals (any resemblence to true life is purely coincidental I suppose). It resembles the movie Death Wish in many regards, which is another one of my favorite films. I give this one 4 out of 5, but remind the readers that I am a bit prejudiced toward these kind of films.
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