Braved enough to watch it.

Rating: 5/10 (26 June 2015)

The first Disney/Pixar movie to be set in a period time takes us to the journey of Princess Merida of Scotland, who doesn't want to follow tradition and marry a son of a suitor right away, against the wishes of her mother, Queen Elinor. Instead, she wants to follow her own path as an aspiring archer. Merida's personality is like that of a rebellious teenager who doesn't want to listen to her mother and, instead, thinks her own thoughts are what's best, regardless of the consequences - irritating to say the least and sends the wrong message to the youth. Her constant back and forth quarrels in resisting her mother's plea to follow-through with tradition on finding a suitor consumed much of the movie's intro and was boring. However, some excitement kicks in when Merida inadvertently brings a curse upon her family after striking a deal with a witch; thereby, forcing her to set on a mission to make things right.
The animation reminded me of a mystical setting which I thought wasn't very colorful, but detailed. I enjoyed the Scottish-flavored music score and the special effects for the film as well. The characters, on the other hand, weren't very memorable for the most part. Much of the adult male characters were clueless, idiotic ruffians, the little triplets were conniving, mischievous thieves and Merida's impetuous and selfish personality went a little overboard. There were a little redeeming qualities in some of them in the second half of the film, though.
Overall, it's not one of the better Pixar movies as it's not very magic, unpredictable and awe-inspiring as others.
Grade D+