Jodie Foster continues to star in thrillers, this time as a female vigilante. Her costars include Terrence Howard as the cop who suspects something, Naveen Andrews as her fiance, and Mary Steenbergen as her boss. DIrected by Neil Jordan, this is much more than a female "Death Wish" however, as it questions the morality of what Foster is doing, just as she does in the film. In the end, the pay off is not as good as it could have been.

Foster and fiance are brutally attacked by three thugs and her fiance is killed. (this is not a spoiler). Foster then has to deal with overcoming her personal fears of the city she used to love, deal with her loneliness, and struggle with her change in attitude about the citie's less than steller citizens. When confronted again, she takes action with a recently purchased gun and finds that she didn't get all that upset over what she did. As her anonymous attacks get more publicity, a soft spoken cop (Terrence Howard) slowly begins to suspect Foster. Their relationship is one of the best parts of the film, even though the ending really doesn't jive well. A couple other plot holes exist in the film; a good friend introduced in the film previously spots Foster on the street and Foster simply ignors her.The character never reaears in the film. Another gap in the story involves Fosters fear of going outside after the attack. The film dwells on this through odd camera angles and lens perspectives quite well but when she finally does venture forth, she goes to buy a gun and meets a guy hanging around the gun shop. She goes with the guy right away, not something someone who has been afraid of going out of her home would do. Also, the ending; without revealing too much, let's just say it is unfulfilling.

The Blu-Ray disc has an excellent picture;sharp and well detailed. The extra widescreen is 16x9. The camera work is excellent and reflects Foster's character well and her feelings. While I appreciate the Dolby True HD soundtrack, when will Warner and other studios get into more lossless options, such as DTS-HD-MA? Needs to be done.

Extras included are few; there is a featurette about director Neil Jordan's homage to vigilante films and how he spun a new twist on it with Foster. The only other extra is some additional scenes. Not much for a standard dvd , let alone Blu-Ray disc.

Foster's latest thriller is a well written morality play on vigilante justice and an indictment against our often uncaring justice system. The drama is not your average vigilante film; there are a few plot gaps and a less than satisfying ending. The extras on this Blu-Ray disc are sparse but the picture and sound are top notch. For Foster fans.