watch, enjoy but please don't treat it as history

Rating: 5/10 (7 March 2002)

Braveheart is a hollywood interpretation of the life of William Wallace one of the most noteworthy and sucseessful scottish rebels. Whilst the movie does include major events and of Wallace's life much of it is pure fantasy rewritten for a movie ausiance, for example the meeting between princess isobel and wallace did take place but the likelehood of a romance or her suplying him with intelligence on troop movements is unlikly as she was aged 12 at the time of the meeting.
That being said the movie itself it very good Gibson Is excellent and whilst the movie is very much a one man show the supporting cast perform very well, notably Patrick Magoohan and Sophie Marceau. The battle sequences are of epic proportions and the scenery spectacular. This setting gives it a distinct character and style which combine to make this a film that you will remember for a long time.