JUST OKAY - (6 stars out of 10)

Rating: 6/10 (27 April 2019)

The stage curtains open ...
Though "Brave" offers stunning visuals, awesome computer graphics and animation, the story is rather plain and mundane. It is the stuff that little children's fairy tales are made of. A morality tale ... you know, the kind of story that ends with - "and the moral of the story is..."
It is the story of a Scottish mother and her daughter - the Queen and her Princess - proper behavior and etiquette for a girl who would rather be riding her horse out in the wilds of the woods, flinging her arrows into the air, than taking care of matters of court. But when Queen Elinor becomes most insistent that her daughter, Merida, choose a marriage mate from three inept suitors - Merida resorts to having a spell conjured that will change her mother's mind ... leading to disastrous results that she must correct before it is too late.
We've all heard this story on one level or another in various different circumstances over the years. It is a 10-minute-tale that is dragged over 93 minutes that relies very heavily on visual content and humorous effects. It is easy to see why it has received such good reviews - and for the younger kids, it is going to please and satisfy. For adults however, it just doesn't have that cutting edge.
This isn't necessarily a recommend, and yet it is definitely worth the watch. It has some memorable scenes and a decent soundtrack. It leans heavy on action and fantasy elements but has enough witty dialogue to keep it interesting. I felt "Brave" was just okay overall. It isn't a favorite of mine among Pixar films, but not bad either.