GT's story was better though but the action was better in Brown.

I didn't feel the ending (Harry Brown's) was tacked on. It symbolized that the gang was gone.

Weren't you a little disappointed with the weak feel good ending?

Honestly, there's not that much to it. The only thing that set it
apart from the Death Wishes of the world was Caine's performance.

I don't think I'm summarizing too much. There wasn't that much more to it. At least with Gran Torino, Eastwood's character had an arc. He changed at the end. Harry didn't change that much. He was a man angered by the decay of his neighborhood and he retaliated. In the end he was successful, despite killing many people, his methods were questioned by the cop but not by himself. There was no self reflection about his life choices. So was Harry a hero or did he simply become what he was trying to defeat?

The simplistic, somewhat lazy ending, with the tag on scene, nearly ruined the entire experience for me. I'm still holding to the fact that the only thing that saved this film was Caine's performance.

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“Harry’s only solace is a daily game of chess with his friend Leonard at their local pub. Unfortunately, the thugs have taken a liking to poor old Leonard. They like to throw dog shit at him and do other abusive things. Leonard decides to retaliate but fails and Harry must step in as the savior of the estate.”

You are summarizing a bit much. There is more to this film.