Even 19 Years Later, This 'Silence of the Lambs' Replacement Is Perfect From Start to Finish

Jodie Fosteris the rare Hollywood star who achieved so much early on in her career that it often felt as if her career had already peaked while she was still relatively young. Considering that Foster managed to win two Academy Awards for Best Actress before she was in her thirties, there was significant pressure upon her to continue experimenting within different genres and topping her own achievements. While she was praised as one of the greatest dramatic actors of her generation, Foster was never considered to be an action star until The Brave One, a psychological thriller directed by the great Neil Jordan. The Brave One may not have been a financial success, but it offered Foster the chance to bring a sense of humanity to a genre that was renowned for being rather cold and fatalistic.