Great pace....shame about the content

Rating: 6/10 (2 March 1999)

This film deserved to win the Oscar for Mel. The Direction, particularly of the Battle scenes, was excellent. Mr.Gibson obviously has a very good eye for action.
However, I take exception at the corruption of the story of one of my own heroes. What purpose did it serve to move Wallace into the Highlands? Why was he this poor crofter? Why, oh dear God, why the absolute rubbish about the Princess?
To be fair, the true story might have taken three films of this length.