A real modern epic.
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02/20/08
Braveheart (1995)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:35
Rotten:11
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Simplistic Braveheart makes for a spirited, entertaining epic.
Runtime: 2 hrs 57 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Mel Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace. Returning to his homeland following the death of an... [More]
Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack
Director: Mel Gibson
Reviews for Braveheart
A massive, sweaty, frequently silly epic that nevertheless delivers enough brute pleasure to pass a rainy afternoon.
02/05/07
As far as a good old-fashioned story of historical oppression goes, it does sweep you up and entertain.
01/01/00
Mel Gibson's Braveheart is probably not good history, and it's no documentary -- but it sure makes great Hollywood cinema.
01/01/00
A huge, bloody and sprawling epic, Braveheart is the sort of massive vanity piece that would be easy to disparage if it didn't essentially deliver.
01/28/08
Top CriticIf you prefer your movies to be more than just one man's ego trip, it's an impediment to fully enjoying what is otherwise an awesome-looking and powerful bloody epic.
07/24/01
One of the most spectacular entertainments in years.
01/01/00
Top CriticWith a bit of restraint Gibson might have had a great movie here instead of merely a pretty good one.
01/01/00
A vastly entertaining and powerful film.
01/01/00
Larger than life.
10/15/01
At the heart of Mel Gibson's tumultuously entertaining epic is the almost-quaint notion that movie heroics should mean something more than a play for the much-coveted 18-25 box office demographic.
02/10/07
Depicts the adventures of legendary 13th century freedom fighter.
08/27/02
[Gibson] has created a completely adequate modern facsimile of the classic romantic epic.
01/01/00
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01/18/02
Braveheart looks like a true epic -- even if it is both bloody and bloody long.
01/28/08
With its clashing armies, heartstopping action, and grand sense of romance, this is the sort of film it's a pleasure to see and review.
01/01/00
A violent, utterly passionate epic.
02/27/01
A great big splendorific Hollywood epic that's not exactly original or cliche-free, but fairly satisfying.
05/26/06
I continue to enjoy watching and re-watching it, and share much of Mel Gibson’s enthusiasm for his project.
01/01/00
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