I always hated Mel Gibson's Braveheart because it was Robert the Bruce the one who was called the Braveheart because his heart (years after his death) was taken to a crusade in the Holy Land and thrown at the enemy in the heat of a battle, that was won, by the way. The film isn't entirely accurate (I'm a history buff), but not to a point that bothers me, as this isn't History Channel, but Netflix. The Prince of Wales was in London when his father died, Edward's body wasn't buried in the field, and Robert's daughter was kept a prisoner for 7 years more after the date the films ends. But all this made it very entertaining for me, and that's what matters in the end. Game Of Thrones is based upon Robert's history, so it's proper to finally see a film about the first great kind of the Scots.

Another movie that wasn't high on my watchlist but that I really enyojed watching. I do like history based movies but I don't think they have to be 100 % accurate as long as they don't claim to be. So whatever deviation from facts there are I am fine with. It feels more grounded in reality than a lot of the movies today that are full of unrealistic CGI shots. I can imagine how this things happened instead of putting this into a fantasy/fairy tale corner. Sets and costumes looked good, the story was good so was the acting. The battle scenes were not over the top but as brutal as they need to be. War isn't nice. Oh, and I really liked the music.

This fell short of expectations. It could have been a great movie: good cast, interesting source materials, but the writing was uneven and jagged, the cinematography was so poorly lit as to obscure definition and clarity of action in many of the scenes. It did, however, render the struggle in all it's brutal gore, and they managed to sneak in a love story. All in all, I can only give this movie a 7 (good) out of 10. I was so hoping for an 8 (great) or 9 (superb). [Historical Action Drama] A Netflix production.

The opening one shot is pretty impressive. It's too bad the rest of the movie can't live up to that. The battle scenes are ultra violent and gory, so if you like that you will enjoy it. Everything in between battles is mediocre. This is pretty much the definition of a perfect Netflix movie.

While the pacing can feel as rushed as a cavalry charge, the performances by Pine and a magnetic Florence Pugh anchor the chaos. It’s a technical marvel that respects the history books—at least compared to its predecessor—and delivers exactly what it promises: blood, dirt, and Scottish defiance.