Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
As the star of the new, epic-scaled Braveheart, Gibson celebrates yet another man of selfless valor. And as its director, he displays some daring of his own.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
24 Feb 2014
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A lavish, entertaining spectacle full of manly men, dastardly villains, rousing battles and women who easily see Mel's hero potential through all that messy hair.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb 2014
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In addition to staging battle scenes well, Gibson also manages to recreate the filth and mood of 700 years ago.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb 2014
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Mel Gibson throws his whole heart into a role. No one acts with more conviction, and his errors are honest ones.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb 2014
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Braveheart has a gut-wrenching, bone-breaking, sword-thwacking verve.