What makes it different from others?

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Harry Brown is a revenge Drama born from a film craze of that time, where the unlikely, aging characters rise up against terrorising teens. When the law cannot help and fear and crime rule, there is only one choice ... Die or be willing to die for the cause. The gritty nature of its environment, the realistic performances, the brutal inflictions and its raw reality makes Harry Brown, but shockable and slightly inspirational

An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice. Harry Brown is a mix of Death Wish meets Taken with an older man played by the great Michael Caine who decides to form his own justice after his best friend gets murdered in an Alley he decides to kill the men responsible for his death but by the end of the film what he finds out is even bigger that he expected. Thanks to a great performance by Caine and some pretty cool action sequences Harry Brown is a different kind of action movie and it totally works just fine and that's why i will give it a 10 out of 10.

A solid flick and Caine never gives a bad performance but...Yes, there is always the but.The Death Wish films with Bronsan directed by Winner, especially the first two were purer, less preachy, directed less like a Midieval morality tale, and generally more entertaining.After the purpose of film is first to entertain, and the lecture on the evils of society only gets in if the first purpose is met.There are others in this type from the UK and some are better than this. I recall one where the middle-aged brother of an ex-gang member is killed and the brother (sort of a Kray type) comes back from Spain to find the killer. What he finds instead is a lot of young punks who have taken over his old neighbourhood and think they invented crime and have no respect for their elders. They soon learn otherwise.That one did not have Michael Caine. But it was a better film

This is a pretty straightforward revenge elements, except for the fact that it deals with a aging ex marine that has nothing much to live for. The concept of how it shows the perspective and grief from old people that gets kicked around and abused by young juvenile delinquents. Usually it's the old middle aged men that does wrong to society. And I do believe in most cases they do inflict pain onto other, except by taking advantage of the system or doing things underhanded through manipulation. Maybe because of mid-life crisis, selfishness, gave up on the world or just because power can corrupt. However even youngsters are capable of committing horrendous crime and inflict suffering onto others just for the heck of it. Michael Caine really brings about a believable performance while portraying a character that feels washed up and doesn't have much to go on. And when a friend gets killed by a group of delinquents or hooligans he is out for revenge. This is not like any of the "Taken" movie where he has all the tools to take down the bad guys. His age catches up to him and you as the audience can see the mistakes he makes because he isn't as agile as he use to be. So I give this movie credit for showing the other side of the coin to be somewhat different from other revenge/crime movies. This one really delves into a man's inner turmoil and how age is insignificant when it comes to having a heart and just about everyone has emotional scars they have to deal with. It isn't a film I would see again, but it's not a bad movie to sit through if it came on TV. What made this film at leas somewhat stand out to me is the gritty and nasty atmosphere that takes place in London.6.5/10