This would have been a very mediocre film if it weren't for Gibson

Rating: Null/10 (19 June 2001)

I like my epic movies. Some stand out of the crowd more than others, and some are very overrated, like this one. The plot is very predictable, and leaves you waiting until what you expect will happen next.
The plot is your simple, you-killed-my-wife-so-now-I'm-going-to-kill-you-all-of-you-evil-minions revenge plot fueled by many soldiers willing to aid the protagonist because the evil dude is well...evil. The score is good, but darn it sounds like the one from Titanic! Celine Dion would be spinning in her grave if she was dead.
Then what saves the movie? Mel Gibson's Wallace character is totally riveting, likable and believable, with lots of - gasp - depth.
On a whole, though, Braveheart is too long for it's own good, (sort of like 2000's Traffic). Patriot was better. It was shorter. This is almost four hours long. Go see Lawrence of Arabia instead. It's the only movie which remains very...'intelligent' throughout it's whole length.