Only for kids

Rating: 4/10 (8 December 2015)

A movie only for kids, and girls in particular.
Set in Scotland in medieval times, a young princess, Merida, grows up to be quite independent (and very proficient with bow and arrow!). Her mother tries to marry her off, but she refuses. In frustration at her mother dictating her life, she has a witch put a spell on her mother. Unfortunately, it doesn't come out as planned...
Mostly quite silly and dull. Cheap jokes, random plot, scenes that are plain pointless.
It has some redeeming qualities, though these are more than negated by the farce. There is a theme of female empowerment and independence, but this is undermined by our independent and (wanting to be) empowered female deciding that the way to gain her independence was by putting a spell on her mother! Hardly the best lesson for girls.
This movie (undeservedly) won the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2013. How it beat Wreck-It-Ralph and Frankenweenie, both of which are far better movies, goodness knows.