Director: Mel Gibson
Release: 1995
Genre: Action
Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera, playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling richly-detailed saga of fierce combat, tender love and the will to risk all that's precious for something more precious: freedom.
In an emotionally charged performance, Gibson is William Wallace, a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation. Filled with sword-clanging spectacle, Braveheart is a tumultuous tapestry of history come alive, "the most sumptuous and involving historical epic since Lawrence of Arabia". (Rod Lurie, Los Angeles Magazine).
Review:
This is one of my all time favorite movies. I have yet to find a movie that comes close to this one. It has everything in it: love, war, betrayal, drama,and a lot of action scenes. The best part that I enjoyed was the revenge that they forced William Wallace to do when all he wanted was to live peacefully.The king ran things with a iron fist which became his downfall. The prince was another story; he was weak and more feminine than most.
It's a long movie but because of the history it kept my interest. It's based on the invasion of Scotland by England back in the 13th century. I liked that one of the main characters was Irish because that's my background.
One thing I should mention is that this movie is really gory. The battle scenes are graphic with limbs being severed and blood everywhere. The sex scenes were PG unfortunately, but I still enjoyed them.
There are so many things in this movie and if you have not seen it I hope you get a chance to pick it up and give it a watch.
Rating: 9.5/10
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