Directed by Daniel Barber

Michael Caine is the ultimate gunslinging geezer in this awesome thriller in which, apparently, the kids are not alright.

What’s a retired British marine to do when he has no family and his only friend is murdered by a bunch of ne’er do well youth who pump their shared lower class ‘hood with violence, drugs, and booze? He must take matters into his own hands, of course. Happiness for Brown is a warm gun and his welfare estate quickly becomes the subject of much police interest after reports come in of an elderly vigilante dealing out tough blows for moral infractions.

Caine shines, the cinematography—choppy, frantic, and frenetic—is stellar and the sound editing instilled in me a new appreciation for sound editing (that most under-rated of Oscars).