You wonder why she has no friends and what her logic is for not seeking help when she is clearly loosing her mind.

It's a pity that so much of the film's focus is on the murders, preventing the audience from exploring Erica's character deeper. They form a close bond, though the basis of it is not always clear. And so begins her mission to take the law into her own hands, killing those who abuse, taunt and betray, yet always remaining the victim of violence On the way, she catches the attention of NYPD Detective Mercer (Terrence Howard), the lead investigator in what becomes known as the 'vigilante killings'. When she does find the strength to leave, she's caught up in a convenience store shooting and surprises herself by killing the attacker.

We watch as she finds herself crippled by fear, unable to step over the threshold between her home and the city she once felt safe in, now turned against her. The Brave One takes you on a journey of what it means to loose everything, to become a shadow of yourself, propelled by a very strong performance by Jodi Foster as Erica Bain.

So what would it take to turn a happy 30-something New Yorker, in love with her city and her fiancée, into a cold blooded murderer? How about being attacked and brutally beaten in Central Park by a gang of thugs, then waking up in hospital only to find out that the love of your life has been buried while you were in a three week long coma.

Jody foster the brave one