Not to be taken Seriously!

Rating: 2/10 (1 June 2001)

Historical accuracy never was Hollywood's forte. However, the story of William Wallace and the Battle of Bannockburn does not need any silly Hollywood romance or face painting to make it into an interesting yarn. If you want to see how a sickening and totally fabricated love story can spoil the potential for epic film-making, then this may be the film for you....

However, if you are a self-respecting Scot with healthy regard for the historical William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, then you'd best give this fanciful tale a wide berth. Or just go along for a good laugh as you sneer at Mel Gibson's "Scottish" accent - he plays William Wallace with a strictly 20th century inner-city Glasgow accent... (poor old Mel, he doesn't know any better, but somewhere there is an accent coach who should have been fired!!!)