scots behaving badly

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 2000)

When I first saw this film I was impressed, however this was on an aeroplane flying over the Atlantic and not the best place to formulate an opinion. It was a few years before I saw it again and had a chance to fully appreciate what an entertaining film it really is. All the elements are there, romance, violence, comedy, and a superb cast to go along. The english king was brilliantly nasty and really justified the scottish feeling towards him at the time. There were two beautiful love interests but my favourites were Wallace's men who supplied the bulk of the action and humour, especially Stephen who had me laughing at the most serious of points. Both Robert the Bruce and Wallaces characters are seen to develope and change as the film goes on, out of necessity for the roles they must play in history. The ending was a tear jerker and the final image on the battlefield had even the most english of hearts willing them on. Overall a brilliant story which is not so much about Scottish versus English as revolution against oppression.