killing is the greatest glory

Rating: Null/10 (29 May 2001)

This movie wants to tell you something. It wants to tell you that the best thing in life is killing people while screaming "FREEDOM" at the top of your voice. And it's oh so glorious to die and kill for this "freedom".
This movie is very one sided. All the English are evil, and they all die in very inventive ways, making the audience go: "ohh! ouch! did you see that?" Imagine a movie like braveheart being made about a similar conflict in the modern world of today. It would be accused of glorifying war and being totally unrealistic. But put some swords in, and suddenly the movie is an "epic"
I dont hate this movie. Some scenes are pretty entertaining. If you dont take it seriously, you can even laugh at it. But its not a good movie. I found it hard to identify with William Wallace, and I didnt feel sorry when he finally died.