If 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.
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07/24/01
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 grand cinematic adventure.
01/01/00
As far as a good old-fashioned story of historical oppression goes, it does sweep you up and entertain.
01/01/00
A real modern epic.
02/20/08
An action epic with the spirit of the Hollywood swordplay classics and the grungy ferocity of The Road Warrior.
01/01/00
Top CriticExcellent battle scenes complement this historical epic about one man's quest to free his people.
01/01/00
A great big splendorific Hollywood epic that's not exactly original or cliche-free, but fairly satisfying.
05/26/06
With a bit of restraint Gibson might have had a great movie here instead of merely a pretty good one.
01/01/00
Gibson manages to keep his epic afloat by solidly grounding Wallace in the viewer's heart and mind.
01/01/00
For pure, blood-soaked "guy flick" grandeur, few movies can touch this one.
07/26/02
One of the weakest historical epics to ever win Best Picture, Mel Gibson's bloody thirteenth-centure saga was only a moderate success in the U.S., though performed better internationally.
12/24/05
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
A vastly entertaining and powerful film.
01/01/00
Braveheart is history the way it should be told, full of sex and treachery and battle and passion and Mel Gibson in a kilt.
01/01/00
The story itself is quite compelling, and the script is excellent.
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
In addtion to starring in the film, Gibson also directs it, and does so impressively.
03/23/03
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