would have been better if it was more factual.slight spoiler

Rating: 10/10 (26 October 2004)

it would have been even better if it was historically accurate. wallace came from elderslie near paisley in the lowlands,so why they had to portray him as a highlander beats me,what would have been wrong with him in chain mail like in real life. wallace mentions england has committed theft rape and murder for the last 100 years in Scotland,wrong war began in 1296 and Scotland and england had been at peace with each other for the previous 100years. there are irish at the battle of falkirk,wrong they were weeks late for the battle,therefore with the fighting over they looted saint andrews,scotlands ecclisiastical capital and headed home with as much loot as they could carry. in my view though the worst liberty the film took was its portrayal at the end of bannockburn, in reality both sides had come to annihilate the other, the bruce coming to pay homage is sheer and utter nonsense. and the battle was fought over 2 days,not one headlong rush like the film. still an amazing film.