Great Epic (but not historically accurate)

Rating: Null/10 (12 October 2001)

Braveheart as a story in its own right is fantastic. Great acting, brilliant score and a terrific Robin Hood type storyline which absorbs you and gets your blood boiling (as all good epic movies should )...
But it does have a couple of minor flaws to do with what actually happened in real life. Not much was written about William Wallace from historians etc so Mel Gibson had to invent a lot of stuff which he did very well. But the reality is that Robert the Bruce had a far greater role in the fight against the English than given credit for in the movie (it was Robert who first used long spears against the Englsh heavy cavalry).
But apart from the historical inaccuracies and a couple of bad editing moments (the old Scottish guy got his hand cut off in the wrong fight)...this movie is great.
So to sum up.... If you looking for a cool movie to inspire you and entertain for 3 hours...this is it. If you want a history lesson.... go to the library and borrow a couple of history books....
10/10