Harry Brown (Michael Caine) is a pensioner in London. His days mostly consist of visiting his terminally ill wife in the hospital, then over to the pub for a beer and a chess game with his friend Lennie (David Bradley), and then home alone. Lennie, however, has been dealing with the local gang of thugs, led by Noel (Ben Drew), a career delinquent and son of a criminal and ends up in a deadly showdown. Detective Inspector Frampton (Emily Mortimer) knows that Noel is behind Lennie's murder but can't prove it. She also feels kind of bad for Harry, since he now has no one else. But what Harry does have is a particular set of skills, courtesy of the Royal Marines. Granted, he's a bit rusty but experience beats youth every time.This was way grittier than I think I was expecting. It's basically the British version of Gran Torino. It's not bad, I just think you should be prepared for what you're going to see.
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