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Brave

  • 20122012
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
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Kelly Macdonald in Brave (2012)
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
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Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a ... Read allDetermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
1,848
88
    • Mark Andrews
    • Brenda Chapman
    • Steve Purcell(co-director)
  • Writers
    • Brenda Chapman(story by)
    • Mark Andrews(screenplay by)
    • Steve Purcell(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Kelly Macdonald(voice)
    • Billy Connolly(voice)
    • Emma Thompson(voice)
    • Mark Andrews
    • Brenda Chapman
    • Steve Purcell(co-director)
  • Writers
    • Brenda Chapman(story by)
    • Mark Andrews(screenplay by)
    • Steve Purcell(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Kelly Macdonald(voice)
    • Billy Connolly(voice)
    • Emma Thompson(voice)
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    • 577User reviews
    • 503Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Kelly Macdonald
    Kelly Macdonald
    • Merida
    • (voice)
    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    • Fergus
    • (voice)
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Elinor
    • (voice)
    Julie Walters
    Julie Walters
    • The Witch
    • (voice)
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Lord Dingwall
    • (voice)
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • Lord MacGuffin
    • (voice)
    • …
    Craig Ferguson
    Craig Ferguson
    • Lord Macintosh
    • (voice)
    Sally Kinghorn
    • Maudie
    • (voice)
    Eilidh Fraser
    • Maudie
    • (voice)
    Peigi Barker
    • Young Merida
    • (voice)
    Steven Cree
    Steven Cree
    • Young Macintosh
    • (voice)
    Steve Purcell
    • The Crow
    • (voice)
    Callum O'Neill
    • Wee Dingwall
    • (voice)
    Patrick Doyle
    Patrick Doyle
    • Martin
    • (voice)
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Gordon
    • (voice)
      • Mark Andrews
      • Brenda Chapman
      • Steve Purcell(co-director)
    • Writers
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      • Mark Andrews(screenplay by)
      • Steve Purcell(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Kevin McKidd was particularly happy to work on this project because it was the first time in years that he'd been able to use his natural Scottish accent in a movie.
    • Goofs
      (at around 26 mins) The scene where Merida's dress splits, and reveals her corset, while amusing, is inaccurate given the movie's apparent medieval setting (around the 10th century). Corsets didn't come into fashion until Elizabethan times, approximately 600 years after the movie's apparent setting.
    • Quotes

      Princess Merida: [last lines; narrating] There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.

    • Crazy credits
      When Mor'du is killed towards the end of the film he turns into a will o' the wisp and we realise that they are the spirits of the dead. During the credits a will o' the wisp appears over the credit "dedicated with love and gratitude to Steve Jobs, our partner, mentor and friend."
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Reviews: Cars 2 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Noble Maiden Fair
      Music by Patrick Doyle

      Lyrics by Patrick Neil Doyle

      Performed by Emma Thompson and Peigi Barker

      Gaelic translation by Donald MacLeod

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    7/10
    Pixar's latest effort enchants us with stunning visuals, and charismatic characters, but misses the X factor that makes Pixar film's great
    This should have been an easy review to write. Brave should have been a film that cemented itself as one of the all time greats, a necessary addition to any Top Films list. It should have been a film that claimed a place in our hearts as so many other Pixar films have in the past. But it's not. And writing this review is proving anything but easy. It's hard because I'm sitting at my Dell Latitude feeling bewildered at how a film from the best animation studio in the world left me feeling lukewarm at best.

    A bit of background on the film first; this film went through two directors. After Brenda Chapman left the film for reasons I don't know, Mark Andrews was hired as a shoe in. This wasn't the first Pixar film to have multiple directors, just unplanned multiple directors. This is where my major problem with this film stems. Everything from Brenda Chapman is textbook Pixar class and charisma, but once Mark Andrews gets the reins (and you WILL know when it happens), the film takes an abrupt and uncomfortable shift towards the dark, and really challenges the boundaries of PG. It feels like two different films tacked on to one another with Gorilla Glue, it's as if the directors had no collaboration with each other. A real shame because up until it takes this dark turn, the rest of this film is a class act bursting with potential.

    However to lament on the pitfalls is to ignore the positives. Pixar created two characters with copybook classic credentials in Princess Merida, and her father Fergus. Merida as the independent, self-confident, inurbane princess has a tongue-in-cheek charm and a personality that brings a genuine smile to your face. The other hero of character is Fergus, his character of a bumbling king with an overpowering queen is cliché, but he's executed brilliantly and is the provider of the majority of humor on Brave. Another immensely impressive aspect is its supremely dazzling animation aesthetics, the resplendent beauty of the Scottish countryside sometimes stealing scenes from its characters. Whether or not you agree that's brilliant is more subjective.

    Now this may seem like the ranting of a spoilt wannabe movie critic weaned on delusions of grandeur, and hollow satisfaction from demeaning films with hype behind them, but I can assure you my size 10.5s remain firmly on the ground. This film is still a damn sight better than a majority of animated films out there, and it no doubt sets a new bar for animation quality other films won't be able to reach without a pole vault. I generally like this film and its good moments are plentiful and remind you why we love these films so much. Pixar films are utterly infectious when done correctly, Brave isn't up to the standards of their best, you won't fall in love with it, but forget the scale of its predecessors and you'll definitely be impressed by it.
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      • June 22, 2012 (United States)
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      • Emeryville, California, USA
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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