IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

Register | Log In | What is RT?
It's our 10th birthday, so you get presents!
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
 
MOVIES / ON DVD / BRAVEHEART
Braveheart

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

Braveheart (1995)

76%
75%
92%
N/A
N/A
N/A
76 %
Reviews Counted: 46 Fresh: 35  Rotten:11 Average Rating: 7/10
 
Consensus: Simplistic Braveheart makes for a spirited, entertaining epic.
 

How does the Tomatometer work?

The Tomatometer measures the percentage of positive reviews from Approved Tomatometer Critics for a certain movie.[-]

Runtime: 2 hrs 57 mins

Synopsis: Mel Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace. Returning to his homeland following the death of an heirless king, Wallace (Mel Gibson) finds the political landscape precarious. Edward the... Mel Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace. Returning to his homeland following the death of an heirless king, Wallace (Mel Gibson) finds the political landscape precarious. Edward the Longshanks, King of England (Patrick McGoohan), has captured Scotland's throne and threatens the freedom of all Scottish people, as tyrannical policies instituted by the English plague the Scots. Initially, Wallace is content to stand by the wayside, yearning for the simple life of building a home and raising a family. However, when the woman he loves (Catherine McCormack) suffers a cruel fate at the hands of English soldiers, Wallace takes a stand against the new rule. With his fierce patriotism and determination, he gathers an amateur but passionately rebellious army. Although this makeshift force may be outnumbered by the English troops, their desperation and love for their land surpass any military maneuvers, as evidenced in the film's breathtaking battle sequences. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Brendan Gleeson

Director: Mel Gibson
Producer: Alan Ladd
Composer: James Horner

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 12, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 - English, French, & Spanish
  • Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 - English, French, & Spanish
  • Subtitled - English, French, & Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Mel Gibson - Director
  • Featurette - 1. TALES OF WILLIAM WALLACE
  • 2. A WRITER'S JOURNEY
  • 3. ARCHIVAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE CAST OF BRAVEHEART
  • Text/Photo Gallery - Phot Montage
  • Trailers - 2 Original Theatrical Trailers

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 >> >|
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
Ratings Image
3/5

A real modern epic.

Full Review | comment Comment
02/20/08
Channel 4 Film
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
N/A

Pure hokum.

Full Review | comment 7 Comments
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
3/5

As far as a good old-fashioned story of historical oppression goes, it does sweep you up and entertain.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ali Barclay
BBC
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
C

A vanity project if ever there was one.

Full Review | comment Comment
03/01/08
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ratings Image
N/A

Braveheart looks like a true epic -- even if it is both bloody and bloody long.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/28/08
Jack Kroll
Newsweek
Ratings Image
N/A

A huge, bloody and sprawling epic, Braveheart is the sort of massive vanity piece that would be easy to disparage if it didn't essentially deliver.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/28/08
Brian Lowry
Variety
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
2/4

So inspiring is his message that my own girlfriend channeled it, in the warning I received prior to my reviewing the film: You'd better love it, or I'll disembowel you.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/04/08
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine
Ratings Image
N/A

With a sweeping look, lots of emotion, a classic hero, occasionally corny dialogue and forced romances, Braveheart is a flawed classic.

Full Review | comment Comment
12/25/07
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
Ratings Image
N/A

At the heart of Mel Gibson's tumultuously entertaining epic is the almost-quaint notion that movie heroics should mean something more than a play for the much-coveted 18-25 box office demographic.

Full Review | comment Comment
02/10/07
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Film Scouts
Ratings Image
3/4

A massive, sweaty, frequently silly epic that nevertheless delivers enough brute pleasure to pass a rainy afternoon.

Full Review | comment Comment
02/05/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
3/4

A great big splendorific Hollywood epic that's not exactly original or cliche-free, but fairly satisfying.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
Ratings Image
2/5

One of the weakest historical epics to ever win Best Picture, Mel Gibson's bloody thirteenth-centure saga was only a moderate success in the U.S., though performed better internationally.

Full Review | comment 3 Comments
12/24/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image
C-

Gibson hews to a style that is visually elaborate without ever being visually complicated, scraping away the traces of any irony or dimension from every shot, every scene.

Full Review | comment 3 Comments
03/27/04
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks
Ratings Image
4/4

While the violence is raw, so are the emotions.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/11/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
Ratings Image
2.5/4

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly
Ratings Image
B

In addtion to starring in the film, Gibson also directs it, and does so impressively.

Full Review | comment Comment
03/23/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
Ratings Image
4/4

A superior film and there is a lot to love about it.

Full Review | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
Ratings Image
N/A

Depicts the adventures of legendary 13th century freedom fighter.

Full Review | comment Comment
08/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
Ratings Image
4.5/5

For pure, blood-soaked "guy flick" grandeur, few movies can touch this one.

comment Comment
07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
Ratings Image
9/10

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
01/18/02
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2 3 >> >|
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Greatest Movie ever
by: sams234 4/27


sguy78
Greatest war epic so far...
by: sguy78 10/12/07


sguy78
Greatest war epic so far...
by: sguy78 10/12/07


One of the Greatest movies ever--- how is this a mere 79%?
by: johntkucz 12/3/06


See Braveheart at the Abbey Road Film Festival
by: LLH 2/7/05
all

News

Critical Consensus: "Apocalypto" Is Bloody Good; "Blood Diamond" Needs Polish; "Unaccompanied" Is Minor; "Holiday" Is So-So
posted by Tim Ryan December 07, 2006
This week at the movies, we've got declining civilizations ("Apocalypto," directed by Mel Gibson),...


Trailer Bulletin: Apocalypto
posted by Scott Weinberg December 21, 2005
That unpredictable ol' Mel Gibson has some a new movie brewin'. It's called "Apocalypto," and it looks like...


Mel Gibson to Direct "Apocalypto" Now
posted by Scott Weinberg July 22, 2005
Variety reports on the next project from director Mel Gibson, and it's some sort of ancient civilization action epic...


What's the Cheesiest Line?
posted by RT Staff December 06, 2004

Around the Network

• Braveheart at Rotten Tomatoes
• Braveheart at IGN
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.