An Amazing Accomplishment, Easily the Best of 1995

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2000)

I can remember when everyone was shocked when "Braveheart" won the Best Picture Oscar of 1995. However, "Braveheart" was easily the best film in an above-average year for movies. Mel Gibson's style of directing is the heart in "Braveheart". It is a cinematic event. In 2 hours and 59 minutes Gibson tells the story of William Wallace, a Scottish rebel in the late 13th Century, who led a rebellion against the English and freed a nation from an evil tyranny. We get a glimpse of Wallace as a young boy to his awful death at the hands of the English. The greatest argument about this film is whether this film is history or Hollywood. Well it's more Hollywood than history, but that has nothing to do with the greatness of the film. Gibson reminded us of all the great epics of the late-1950s and early-1960s with this masterpiece. His ability as a director was solidified and "Braveheart" is a film that will likely never lose its glitter. 5 stars out of 5.