Brave (2012)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 216
Fresh: 169 | Rotten: 47
Brave offers young audiences and fairy tale fans a rousing, funny fantasy adventure with a distaff twist and surprising depth.
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 44
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 13
Brave offers young audiences and fairy tale fans a rousing, funny fantasy adventure with a distaff twist and surprising depth.
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Movie Info
Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane). Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (Julie Walters) for
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Cast
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Kelly Macdonald
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Emma Thompson
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Billy Connolly
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Julie Walters
Wise Woman -
Kevin Mckidd
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Craig Ferguson
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Robbie Coltrane
Lord Dingwall
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No, not another Pixar classic, but for full-on family fun it's a brave effort.
Top CriticThe story, with its patchwork of plots (involving feuding clans and disastrous spells), holds together enough to thrill intermittently.
Though it falls short of the studio's best in many respects, Brave is ravishing to look at. Merida's carrot corona is alone worth the price of admission.
The tone is uneven and more often morose than joyful. The pacing is slow and at times almost tedious. The end result is something that feels like it was put together from a jumble of Disney clichés tacked onto the skeleton of Beauty and the Beast.
Saying that Brave is entertaining but not astonishing is pretty much admitting your straight-A student got a B.
It's a safe experience; but safe, in this case, is better than sorry.
The plot - involving a wicked witch, an endangered parent and a race to reverse a spell - is decidedly oxidized. Even the young girl's unruly mane is the color of rust. But the animation is pure state of the art.
The movie's thoughtful depiction of the mother-daughter bond is female-forward enough to mark "Brave" as special.
Courage, independence and family are all beautifully brought to life by Pixar.
Although the previews would have you believe that the film was an epic journey for the flame-haired firebrand, we are really treated (or deprived, depending on expectation) to a humble, small scale morality play.
The freedom quest of a feisty Celtic princess with a jungle of wild red hair.
"Brave" is the first foray in fairytale storytelling for "Pixar," and their first contribution to the growing pantheon of Disney princesses. It works so well that we can safely assume that it won't be the last fairytale coming out of Emeryville.
The hopping lamp gang has done it again, giving birth to a sharp, fresh fairy tale that in the pantheon of Pixar releases may not go down as a centerpiece, but comes close enough to the bullseye to sate moviegoing subjects kingdom-wide.
Steps outside the boundaries of what seems like a rather conventional tale at the outset, and subsequently elevates itself into something else entirely.
A marvellous magical adventure, that'll perhaps stand the test of time even better than some of Pixar's movies we right now call classics.
While it doesn't break a lot of new ground, Brave is a beautiful and competent entry in Disney's robust fairytale film pedigree.
While Brave is a mile ahead of other animated features hitting our screens, it does feel like a lesser Pixar work.
Kids will probably enjoy it for its beautiful design, but the adults in the audience will probably be wondering why Pixar decided to skimp on the story this time around.
A film that truly lives up to its name, Brave gives animated princesses a much-needed reboot.
Overflowing with heart, vibrant color, thrilling adventure, and with a bold new protagonist to add to the Disney canon, Pixar's "Brave" is a wonderfully unique spin on the classic princess tale.
The film's real strength is in the central relationship, which pays off in a way that's far more delicate and complex than most animated films would dare
In many respects, it's one of the most mature animated films to come out of Disney or Pixar in their long, storied careers.
The backgrounds are too realistic and there's no warmth and little magic in the story and the characters.
Strip away the Highland myth and mystery and the heart of the story is a prickly mother-daughter relationship. Just watch the sparks fly when the irresistible force that is a wilful teenager meets the immovable object incarnated by a stubborn mother.
A wonderful piece of cinematic engineering, story and character in perfect harmony.
[T]urns the Disney-princess paradigm upside down and inside out... [Y]es, it is possible to tell a story about a female protagonist that is not about finding romance.
Audience Reviews for Brave
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- Wise Woman: You never conjure where you carve.
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- Merida: There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.
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- Merida: There are those who say that fate is something beyond our command. That our destinies are not our own. But I know better. Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.
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- Merida: I want my freedom!
- Queen Elinor: But are you willing to pay the price your freedom will cost?
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- Queen Elinor: A princess does not put her weapons on the dining table!
- Merida: Oh Mum...
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- Merida: Mom, you have changed.
- Queen Elinor: [laughs] We both have.
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Foreign Titles
- Merida - Legende der Highlands (DE)
- Brave (UK)
