Braveheart (1995)

• Year: 1995
• Released: 24 May 1995
• Country: United States
• Adwords: Won 5 Oscars. 33 wins & 34 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Braveheart
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/braveheart
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English, French, Latin, Gaelic, Italian
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Biography, Drama, History
• Runtime: 178 min
• Writer: Randall Wallace
• Director: Mel Gibson
• Cast: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan
• Keywords: based on true story, based on a true story, sword fight, battle, scotland,

	8.4/10
	68/100

Braveheart Storyline

William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace’s father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce.

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Braveheart Movie Reviews

Stirring drama with a romantic soul

Everyone knows the film has historical inaccuracies, but that’s not the point. This is a grand romantic vision of the fight for freedom and casting off the yoke of oppression. James Horner’s wonderfully moving, romantic score adds tremendously to the film. The most moving scenes for me are the interactions with the women whom Wallace loved, starting with a wonderful scene of the young Murron (the expression on the face of the little girl playing her is movie perfection) presenting him with a flower at his father’s funeral, and moving on to their adult courtship and far too brief marriage, and ending with his interaction with the exquisitely beautiful Sophie Marceau as Isabelle. It’s the stuff that movie dreams are make of. Unfortunately, it appears that Hollywood is no longer interested in depicting men and women interacting with each other this way. What a pity.

An epic to some, boredom to me

“Braveheart” is a three-hour movie from twenty years ago that won Mel Gibson Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. I will not deny that this film has some solid moments, but as a whole it was not even close to being enough for such a long film. Visually, it was fine for the most part, but this film is great evidence of how seeing something good is not equal to feeling something good. The story was not particularly interesting, but maybe the reason is also that this era in history was never among my favorite ones. It is as usual all about great writing and despite the Screenplay Oscar nomination, this film does not have it. You could certainly say that it is fairly difficult to make a script that keeps one interested into a film of almost 180 minutes, but they took the challenge here and they came short.

On a more positive note, Mel Gibson proves in here once again that he is as good of an actor as he is a filmmaker. His performance was probably my favorite aspect from the very few good-quality aspects in here. The Scottish sceneries were worth a watch too and so were the costumes. However, this makes it pretty much style over substance. Not among Mel Gibson’s best works overall and it’s a bit ironic that this was the biggest success of his career. What maybe disappoints me the most is that I quite like Pat McGoohan and him playing the main evil guy is something that sounds awesome in theory. Still, I could not warm up to this one. Certainly a contender for my least favorite Best Picture Academy Award winner. Not recommended.

Rip Roaring Fun

William Wallace (Mel Gibson) is the son of a minor landowner who was killed by Longshanks’ treachery. He would start a revolt after his secret wife was executed unjustly. The revolt would grow to an all out war against the tyrannical king of England.

Director Mel Gibson is pulling all the stops to create this epic historical melodrama. It is rip roaring fun. The action is blood splattering joy. The scale of the battles are actually quite impressive with real people. It’s the kind of sword swinging that every boy dreams of playing. The story is full of melodrama starting with avenging his great love, to a romance with a princess. Historical accuracy is unnecessary when it’s so much fun. It taps into all of the archetypes of heroes and villains putting them into a compelling historical drama.