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7.0/10 • 13K

2012-06-211h 33m

AnimationAdventureComedyFamilyActionFantasy

Change your fate.

Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

Directors
Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kelly Macdonald

    Kelly Macdonald

    Merida (voice)

  2. Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson

    Elinor (voice)

  3. Billy Connolly

    Billy Connolly

    Fergus (voice)

  4. Julie Walters

    Julie Walters

    The Witch (voice)

  5. Robbie Coltrane

    Robbie Coltrane

    Lord Dingwall (voice)

  6. Kevin McKidd

    Kevin McKidd

    Lord MacGuffin / Young MacGuffin (voice)

  7. Craig Ferguson

    Craig Ferguson

    Lord Macintosh (voice)

  8. Peigi Barker

    Peigi Barker

    Young Merida (voice)

  9. Steve Purcell

    Steve Purcell

    The Crow (voice)

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Travis Bell

Nov 26, 2012

8/10

I enjoyed Brave but it wasn't without a few flaws. First of all, I never felt like there was much meat to the story. It was enjoyable sure, and had some good morals and family values but I never felt like I was invested in the main characters. Stuff just seemed to happen. Secondly, and this isn't as much the movies fault as perhaps the marketing that surrounded it, but it was actually a very different movie than I thought it was going to be. I discovered that it's hard to break those pre-conceptions as I kept thinking the story was going somewhere else than it did. Brave was at its best when it made me laugh which unfortunately, was just too seldom. For example, the entire scene where the 3 clans try to fight for Mérida's hand was way too short! The voice cast was very good though. Kelly Macdonald in particular, was perfect as Mérida. All in all, Brave was good but not great. It just seems to lack the "magic" I expect from Pixar. Not their worst outing but close to it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$185,000,000.00
Revenue
$539,000,000.00
Keywords
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