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
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
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Reviews for Braveheart
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 C |
A vanity project if ever there was one. Full Review |
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 3/5 |
A real modern epic. Full Review |
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Braveheart looks like a true epic -- even if it is both bloody and bloody long. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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2/4 |
So inspiring is his message that my own girlfriend channeled it, in the warning I received prior to my reviewing the film: You'd better love it, or I'll disembowel you. Full Review |
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With a sweeping look, lots of emotion, a classic hero, occasionally corny dialogue and forced romances, Braveheart is a flawed classic. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A massive, sweaty, frequently silly epic that nevertheless delivers enough brute pleasure to pass a rainy afternoon. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A great big splendorific Hollywood epic that's not exactly original or cliche-free, but fairly satisfying. Full Review |
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Pure hokum. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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. Full Review |
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C- |
Gibson hews to a style that is visually elaborate without ever being visually complicated, scraping away the traces of any irony or dimension from every shot, every scene. Full Review |
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4/4 |
While the violence is raw, so are the emotions. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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B |
In addtion to starring in the film, Gibson also directs it, and does so impressively. Full Review |
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4/4 |
A superior film and there is a lot to love about it. Full Review |
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Depicts the adventures of legendary 13th century freedom fighter. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
For pure, blood-soaked "guy flick" grandeur, few movies can touch this one.
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9/10 |
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7/10 |
Larger than life. Full Review |
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