"They Fought Like Scotsman, And Won Their Freedom"

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2008)

"They fought like warrior poets. They fought like Scotsman, and won their freedom." Those final words said by actor/director Mel Gibson made this film truly a legendary masterpiece. Not only that, but the film was legendary from start to finish. This movie proved to audiences that Mel Gibson can act and be a successful film director and I truly thought he would be the first man to receive the "Best Actor and Best Director" Oscars in 1995, but still no one has done it...yet.
When I saw this film back in 2001, I knew it would go down in history for many years to come and that there will never be another William Wallace film to top Mel Gibson's. However, what won me over as well was the score. It amazes me how not many people have ever heard of James Horner before. The guy has composed countless amounts of films such as "Troy", "A Beautiful Mind", "Randsom", "The Perfect Storm", and so on. That final song at the end still to this day puts a tear in my eye. The other thing that won me over was the acting from the supporting roles. Of course Mel Gibson was flawless but I'm also glad to see that David O' Hara (The funny Irishman) is still acting in films and Brendan Gleeson showing a lot of talent as an action star.
This was hands down the best film of 1995 and still today continues to take its place among the greatest of the great action drama's of all time. If you haven't seen this film yet, get off the chair you're sitting in and watch this piece of magnificent artwork.