Classic

Rating: 10/10 (16 March 2020)

Say what you will about Mel Gibson as a person, but when it comes to telling a story or acting, he is quite brilliant and immensely talented. Mad Mel has never been better than he was here, both in front and behind the camera. Braveheart is the story of William Wallace, a legendary historical figure for Scotland. The film is not completely historically accurate, but its a film and a great one at that. Braveheart was absolutely deserving of the critical and commercial success it has received. Mel Gibson is on top of his game here in this bloody, brawling epic with excellent storytelling and acting and incredible and very brutal battle scenes that of the likes prior to this have never been captured in this manner on celluloid. For its time, there was nothing else quite like it opening the doors for movies like Gladiator and such. To be movie literate, Braveheart is essential and it holds up really well all these years later.