Disappointed

Rating: 5/10 (14 March 2001)

Braveheart was one of the first DVDs we rented. I had heard a recording of a speech William Wallace makes in the movie which I found very stirring. I had great hopes for the movie because it won so many Oscars and I love great epic films.
There is no doubt that the fight sequences are spectacular and the opening sequence of a William as a young boy were quite moving. I did like the Noble character who struggled with whether to help the William or to be true to his noble heritage.
As the movie wore on I tired of the battle sequences and started not to care whether the "good guys" were going to win or not. The level of gore may have been authentic to the torture methods of the day, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
It wasn't a terrible movie, but it didn't meet my expectations of a movie that won multiple oscars.