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Movie ID: 1449
RT slug: brave
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brave
Release year: 2012
Runtime: 93 mins
Wide release date: 2012-06-22
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2014-06-01
Tomatometer final: 78%
Audience score final: 75%
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids & Family
Directors: Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews
Writers: Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell
Producers: Katherine Sarafian
MPAA rating: PG
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-10-05 20:50:21
Updated: 2026-10-05 20:50:21
Merida (Kelly Macdonald), the impetuous but courageous daughter of Scottish King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), is a skilled archer who wants to carve out her own path in life. Her defiance of an age-old tradition angers the Highland lords and leads to chaos in the kingdom. Merida seeks help from an eccentric witch (Julie Walters), who grants her an ill-fated wish. Now, Merida must discover the true meaning of courage and undo a beastly curse before it's too late.
Brave offers young audiences and fairy tale fans a rousing, funny fantasy adventure with a distaff twist and surprising depth.
Canonical reviews: 255
Canonical fresh: 200
Canonical rotten: 55
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 255 (200/55), 78% (78.431% raw)
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Snapshot Tomatometer: 78%
Snapshot review count: 255
Snapshot fresh count: 200
Snapshot rotten count: 55
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| Walt Disney | distributor |
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| 1 | Kelly Macdonald | Merida |
| 2 | Billy Connolly | Fergus |
| 3 | Emma Thompson | Elinor |
| 4 | Julie Walters | The Witch |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
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| 285241 | Carla Renata | The Curvy Film Critic | Fresh | — | 2026-03-24T20:39:13.000Z | 2026-03-24 20:39:13 | So, the moral of the story is as they say in Brave..."change your fate by mending the bonds you break". A lesson and wise words for us all. |
| 285242 | Don Shanahan | Every Movie Has a Lesson | Fresh | 4/5 | 2024-02-18T00:06:56.000Z | 2024-02-18 00:06:56 | Many daughters, young and old, can relate to this kind of story about the plans and expectations that their mothers have for them that differ from their own interests. |
| 285243 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-10-04T02:11:36.000Z | 2022-10-04 02:11:36 | Merida becomes a rare kind of protagonist, whose lesson tells a rapt audience that defying customs is okay, as long as we take responsibility for our actions and consider the ones we love in the process. |
| 285244 | Keith Garlington | Keith & the Movies | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-08-19T21:24:18.000Z | 2022-08-19 21:24:18 | A powerful and relevant story wrapped up in gorgeous animation and one of the best soundtracks of the year. |
| 285245 | Andrew Kendall | Stabroek News | Fresh | — | 2022-06-26T15:37:38.000Z | 2022-06-26 15:37:38 | At ten, “Brave” is less flashy and way more modest than the other Pixar and Disney films it sits against. But it is that gentleness and wonderfully specific earnestness that distinguish it for the better. |
| 285246 | Cory Woodroof | Lumination Network | Fresh | — | 2022-02-11T20:12:01.000Z | 2022-02-11 20:12:01 | In the end, Brave really does mark a return to quality for Pixar. |
| 285247 | Kip Mooney | College Movie Review | Fresh | A+ | 2021-09-18T04:41:22.000Z | 2021-09-18 04:41:22 | You're not going to see a more beautiful, eye-appealing movie than Brave this year. |
| 285248 | Jason Adams | My New Plaid Pants | Fresh | — | 2021-07-02T20:35:00.000Z | 2021-07-02 20:35:00 | I was pulled in by the film with fair ease, but eventually it seemed unsure where to go, and ultimately I don't think it really ever found a path of its own |
| 285249 | Tyler Smith | Battleship Pretension | Fresh | — | 2021-03-10T20:10:52.000Z | 2021-03-10 20:10:52 | Brave, the new film from Pixar, is the most beautiful movie I've seen in years. |
| 285250 | Richard Crouse | Richard Crouse | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2021-01-31T21:32:15.000Z | 2021-01-31 21:32:15 | Effectively creates its own world and mythology it would be easy to think it is an old tale updated by the story shamans at Pixar, but it's a new story that feels timeless. |
| 285251 | Mike Massie | Gone With The Twins | Rotten | 5/10 | 2020-12-01T07:20:22.000Z | 2020-12-01 07:20:22 | A grandly mediocre accomplishment. |
| 285252 | Richard Propes | TheIndependentCritic.com | Fresh | 3.0/4.0 | 2020-09-04T01:23:35.000Z | 2020-09-04 01:23:35 | The script is too fundamental and possesses a predictability that is not usually found in Pixar films. |
| 285253 | Jim Ross | Roobla | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-02-14T17:01:34.000Z | 2020-02-14 17:01:34 | Brave is a charming diversion lacking the inspiration needed to make it linger in the memory. |
| 285254 | Jordan M. Smith | IONCINEMA.com | Rotten | — | 2020-02-09T03:00:49.000Z | 2020-02-09 03:00:49 | ...try as they might to dress up Brave's conventional story with delicious visuals in hopes of balancing its faults, the film remains a substandard Pixar production that lacks the inventive creativity that we've all come to love and expect. |
| 285255 | Katie Smith-Wong | Musings of Guitargalchina | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-12-09T22:33:03.000Z | 2019-12-09 22:33:03 | However, what the film lacks in originality, it makes up for in technical and animated excellence. |
| 285256 | Debbie Lynn Elias | Behind The Lens | Fresh | — | 2019-11-26T04:42:10.000Z | 2019-11-26 04:42:10 | Be transported to ancient Scotland and a land of magic and adventure. The most visually stunning animated film of the year, Brave hits the bullseye! Move over Katniss! Merida's in town! |
| 285257 | Brian D. Johnson | Maclean's Magazine | Rotten | — | 2019-07-31T21:02:39.000Z | 2019-07-31 21:02:39 | ...call me picky, but it seems a shame that a movie devoted to demolishing an outdated stereotype of female subservience enlists legion hall of hoary stereotypes to do so. |
| 285258 | Matt Brunson | Film Frenzy | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2019-06-20T01:07:16.000Z | 2019-06-20 01:07:16 | There's plenty of rowdy humor to keep audiences entertained. But for a supposedly progressive film, Brave is marked by a notable amount of timidity. |
| 285259 | Ellie Lucas | The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2019-06-08T16:21:33.000Z | 2019-06-08 16:21:33 | Merida is an appealing heroine, and the colorful cast of characters is great fun, voiced by a lineup of outstanding talent such as Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters and Craig Ferguson. |
| 285260 | Rachel Wagner | rachelsreviews.net | Fresh | C | 2019-04-19T22:07:33.000Z | 2019-04-19 22:07:33 | I enjoy watching it but it could have been a real masterpiece. |
| 285261 | Micheal Compton | Bowling Green Daily News | Fresh | — | 2019-04-11T01:33:25.000Z | 2019-04-11 01:33:25 | The mother-daughter relationship is the film's strength, with some heartfelt exchanges that feel as authentic as most live action films. |
| 285262 | Patrick Gamble | CineVue | Fresh | 3/5 | 2019-02-02T01:02:57.000Z | 2019-02-02 01:02:57 | This latest outing just goes to show that even an off-day at Pixar HQ can result in a well-told tale more than worthy of your time and attention. |
| 285263 | Abbie Bernstein | Assignment X | Fresh | B+ | 2019-02-01T02:17:11.000Z | 2019-02-01 02:17:11 | Brave is a physically gorgeous work that succeeds in transporting us to another world and immersing us there, where we find touching and even memorable characters. |
| 285264 | Emmet Asher-Perrin | Reactor | Rotten | — | 2019-01-14T18:01:15.000Z | 2019-01-14 18:01:15 | [A] whole film of one awesome princess and her big mother bear telling the world what's what becomes a quick educational outing before it's back to the palace, stat! |
| 285265 | Kelly Jane Torrance | Washington Examiner | Rotten | 2/4 | 2019-01-03T00:37:04.000Z | 2019-01-03 00:37:04 | Really, the lack of creativity from the most imaginative of animation studios is astonishing here. |
| 285266 | Debbie Baldwin | Ladue News | Fresh | 6/10 | 2018-11-09T00:38:17.000Z | 2018-11-09 00:38:17 | This film suffers slightly from that: while it may not be the most compelling story-frankly, it's a tad esoteric-it is absolutely visually breathtaking. |
| 285267 | Jennifer Heaton | Alternative Lens | Fresh | 8/10 | 2018-11-01T22:53:58.000Z | 2018-11-01 22:53:58 | Not the best tale Pixar has told, but is still a much better and more thought-out one than most would put into a kid's film. |
| 285268 | Sarah Gopaul | Digital Journal | Fresh | — | 2018-09-08T01:16:48.000Z | 2018-09-08 01:16:48 | Brave may not match the calibre of story that's come to be expected from the studio, but it does introduce a wonderful new female character that will inspire long after the credits roll. |
| 285269 | Charles Webb | MTV | Fresh | — | 2018-07-03T20:51:02.000Z | 2018-07-03 20:51:02 | Technically and talent-wise, Brave is a fine film and at any other studio would be an instant Oscar contender. At Pixar, it comes off as a first-pass on a much better, deeper film that has yet to manifest. |
| 285270 | Jo Berry | The National (UAE) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-11-21T19:11:29.000Z | 2017-11-21 19:11:29 | This is a fun fairy tale rather than a classic one. |
| 285271 | Craig D. Lindsey | INDY Week | Fresh | 3/4 | 2017-10-21T02:28:06.000Z | 2017-10-21 02:28:06 | It's really the most sympathetic salute to mothers Disney has released since Freaky Friday. |
| 285272 | Neely Swanson | Easy Reader (California) | Fresh | — | 2017-09-18T23:00:07.000Z | 2017-09-18 23:00:07 | ... "Brave" isn't so much about a show of strength as it is about a show of heart... |
| 285273 | Brandy McDonnell | The Oklahoman | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2016-10-12T20:05:01.000Z | 2016-10-12 20:05:01 | Brave proves a worthy addition to the Pixar canon that families and film fans should find enchanting. |
| 285274 | Matthew Singer | Willamette Week | Fresh | B- | 2016-06-14T13:28:29.000Z | 2016-06-14 13:28:29 | It still looks great, the scenery coming alive with richly landscaped hills, jagged peaks and crystalline waterfalls, but rarely has it ever been said of a Pixar film that the visuals are the most compelling part. |
| 285275 | Kaori Shoji | Japan Times | Fresh | — | 2016-06-14T13:26:51.000Z | 2016-06-14 13:26:51 | As a Pixar production, Brave is perhaps lacking in the usual abundance of wit and wisecracks, but in its place is a reservoir of insight into the mother-daughter dynamic. |
| 285276 | J. Olson | Cinemixtape | Fresh | 4/5 | 2016-04-09T15:25:15.000Z | 2016-04-09 15:25:15 | Everything here is tied together beautifully, at an inimitably comfortable pace. |
| 285277 | Elias Savada | Film Threat | Fresh | 4/5 | 2015-07-11T10:23:57.000Z | 2015-07-11 10:23:57 | With all its spunk and determination, it's easy to see how close Brave gets to the bull's eye of Pixar perfection. |
| 285278 | Brian Pendreigh | Radio Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-11-18T17:12:10.000Z | 2013-11-18 17:12:10 | Pixar's 13th full-length film is the studio's first to feature a female as its central character, and a memorable creation she is, too. |
| 285279 | Rafer Guzman | Newsday | Rotten | — | 2013-11-18T17:10:27.000Z | 2013-11-18 17:10:27 | The main problem is that Merida craves adventure but Brave limits her to mother-daughter psychodrama. |
| 285280 | Richard Corliss | TIME Magazine | Fresh | — | 2013-11-18T17:07:52.000Z | 2013-11-18 17:07:52 | By the climax, at which all right-thinking viewers will have dissolved in a puddle of warm appreciation, the new Pixar film has earned two cheers and a big bear hug. |
| 285281 | Chris Knight | National Post | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2013-11-18T17:02:53.000Z | 2013-11-18 17:02:53 | Brave continues the Pixar tradition of blazing new mythical trails. And Merida is perfect as a princess with no pre-feminist baggage to apologize for. |
| 285282 | Dale Roe | Austin American-Statesman | Rotten | C+ | 2013-11-18T17:00:41.000Z | 2013-11-18 17:00:41 | You kinda wish Pixar would have taken some inspiration from the title of Brave, its newest animated feature, and pushed the envelope a bit. |
| 285283 | Kirk Baird | Toledo Blade | Fresh | 4/5 | 2013-11-18T16:59:33.000Z | 2013-11-18 16:59:33 | Brave starts as a light and airy fable, but its mood rapidly turns Brothers Grimm dark and delivers a resounding moral of personal responsibility and consequences for actions. |
| 285284 | Ben Sachs | Chicago Reader | Fresh | — | 2013-11-18T16:57:12.000Z | 2013-11-18 16:57:12 | The story for this revisionist fairy tale, which promotes contemporary attitudes about parenting and gender equality, is less inspired than usual for Pixar, but the movie upholds the studio's high standard of computer animation. |
| 285285 | Jason Buchanan | TV Guide | Fresh | 3/4 | 2013-11-18T16:56:14.000Z | 2013-11-18 16:56:14 | It practically goes without saying that the animation in Brave is frequently breathtaking. |
| 285286 | Will Leitch | Deadspin | Rotten | C | 2013-06-23T05:31:20.000Z | 2013-06-23 05:31:20 | To see a Pixar movie this sloppy, conventional, and slipshod is downright flabbergasting. |
| 285287 | Al Alexander | The Patriot Ledger | Fresh | B- | 2013-06-02T08:05:50.000Z | 2013-06-02 08:05:50 | The plot - involving a wicked witch, an endangered parent and a race to reverse a spell - is decidedly oxidized. Even the young girl's unruly mane is the color of rust. But the animation is pure state of the art. |
| 285288 | Carla Meyer | Sacramento Bee | Fresh | 3/4 | 2013-05-17T14:23:33.000Z | 2013-05-17 14:23:33 | The movie's thoughtful depiction of the mother-daughter bond is female-forward enough to mark "Brave" as special. |
| 285289 | Tom Glasson | Concrete Playground | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2013-03-04T02:39:14.000Z | 2013-03-04 02:39:14 | Courage, independence and family are all beautifully brought to life by Pixar. |
| 285290 | Jordan Hiller | Bangitout.com | Fresh | 2/4 | 2012-12-31T06:56:37.000Z | 2012-12-31 06:56:37 | Although the previews would have you believe that the film was an epic journey for the flame-haired firebrand, we are really treated (or deprived, depending on expectation) to a humble, small scale morality play. |
| 285291 | Mary Ann Brussat | Spirituality & Practice | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-11-13T11:17:47.000Z | 2012-11-13 11:17:47 | The freedom quest of a feisty Celtic princess with a jungle of wild red hair. |
| 285292 | James Plath | Movie Metropolis | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-11-11T15:13:00.000Z | 2012-11-11 15:13:00 | "Brave" is the first foray in fairytale storytelling for "Pixar," and their first contribution to the growing pantheon of Disney princesses. It works so well that we can safely assume that it won't be the last fairytale coming out of Emeryville. |
| 285293 | Erick Weber | NECN | Fresh | A- | 2012-10-22T04:52:55.000Z | 2012-10-22 04:52:55 | The hopping lamp gang has done it again, giving birth to a sharp, fresh fairy tale that in the pantheon of Pixar releases may not go down as a centerpiece, but comes close enough to the bullseye to sate moviegoing subjects kingdom-wide. |
| 285294 | Steve Wright | SciFiNow | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-10-08T15:46:43.000Z | 2012-10-08 15:46:43 | Steps outside the boundaries of what seems like a rather conventional tale at the outset, and subsequently elevates itself into something else entirely. |
| 285295 | Sam Bathe | Fan The Fire | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-09-30T14:15:04.000Z | 2012-09-30 14:15:04 | A marvellous magical adventure, that'll perhaps stand the test of time even better than some of Pixar's movies we right now call classics. |
| 285296 | Ben Kendrick | Screen Rant | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2012-09-27T22:09:17.000Z | 2012-09-27 22:09:17 | While it doesn't break a lot of new ground, Brave is a beautiful and competent entry in Disney's robust fairytale film pedigree. |
| 285297 | Adam Ross | The Aristocrat | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-09-27T20:38:18.000Z | 2012-09-27 20:38:18 | While Brave is a mile ahead of other animated features hitting our screens, it does feel like a lesser Pixar work. |
| 285298 | Ali Gray | TheShiznit.co.uk | Fresh | 5/5 | 2012-09-24T13:32:57.000Z | 2012-09-24 13:32:57 | Brave strives above all else to make an emotional connection, and boy does it connect: a hugely atmospheric fairytale of old, it's Pixar's most mature movie to date. |
| 285299 | Jeff Beck | Examiner.com | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2012-09-14T23:24:44.000Z | 2012-09-14 23:24:44 | Kids will probably enjoy it for its beautiful design, but the adults in the audience will probably be wondering why Pixar decided to skimp on the story this time around. |
| 285300 | Kristal Cooper | We Got This Covered | Fresh | 9/10 | 2012-09-14T21:54:36.000Z | 2012-09-14 21:54:36 | A film that truly lives up to its name, Brave gives animated princesses a much-needed reboot. |
| 285301 | Justin Craig | FoxNews.com | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-09-10T08:45:50.000Z | 2012-09-10 08:45:50 | Overflowing with heart, vibrant color, thrilling adventure, and with a bold new protagonist to add to the Disney canon, Pixar's "Brave" is a wonderfully unique spin on the classic princess tale. |
| 285302 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-24T02:44:42.000Z | 2012-08-24 02:44:42 | The film's real strength is in the central relationship, which pays off in a way that's far more delicate and complex than most animated films would dare |
| 285303 | William Bibbiani | CraveOnline | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-08-22T00:38:20.000Z | 2012-08-22 00:38:20 | In many respects, it's one of the most mature animated films to come out of Disney or Pixar in their long, storied careers. |
| 285304 | Philip French | Observer (UK) | Rotten | — | 2012-08-19T08:52:18.000Z | 2012-08-19 08:52:18 | The backgrounds are too realistic and there's no warmth and little magic in the story and the characters. |
| 285305 | Jason Best | Movie Talk | Fresh | — | 2012-08-17T10:08:19.000Z | 2012-08-17 10:08:19 | Strip away the Highland myth and mystery and the heart of the story is a prickly mother-daughter relationship. Just watch the sparks fly when the irresistible force that is a wilful teenager meets the immovable object incarnated by a stubborn mother. |
| 285306 | Richard Edwards | SFX Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-17T02:55:47.000Z | 2012-08-17 02:55:47 | A wonderful piece of cinematic engineering, story and character in perfect harmony. |
| 285307 | MaryAnn Johanson | Flick Filosopher | Fresh | — | 2012-08-14T14:41:03.000Z | 2012-08-14 14:41:03 | [T]urns the Disney-princess paradigm upside down and inside out... [Y]es, it is possible to tell a story about a female protagonist that is not about finding romance. |
| 285308 | Film4 Staff | Film4 | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-14T08:23:04.000Z | 2012-08-14 08:23:04 | Brave isn't quite up there with Up, but it's still a masterfully-animated, ripping yarn with plenty of cross-generational appeal. |
| 285309 | Jamie Neish | HeyUGuys | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-13T16:13:17.000Z | 2012-08-13 16:13:17 | What makes Brave truly special is that, even if it were stripped of its dazzling visuals, laugh-out-loud humour and dynamism, it would remain a clever, arresting and emotionally involving. |
| 285310 | Ian Nathan | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-13T07:50:01.000Z | 2012-08-13 07:50:01 | No less lovely than former films, in many ways lovelier, but Brave is boutique Pixar: less ambitious, more succinct, excellence at a lower ebb. |
| 285311 | Allan Hunter | Daily Express (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-10T06:36:37.000Z | 2012-08-10 06:36:37 | A poignant, grandly entertaining 3-D Highland romp that will leave everyone wanting to give mum a big hug. |
| 285312 | Christopher Tookey | Daily Mail (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-09T17:52:23.000Z | 2012-08-09 17:52:23 | This is a simpler, more childlike picture than we are used to from the world's leading animation company, but none the worse for that. |
| 285313 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-08-09T14:43:02.000Z | 2012-08-09 14:43:02 | Unsatisfying for all ages. |
| 285314 | Nigel Andrews | Financial Times | Rotten | 2/5 | 2012-08-09T10:22:31.000Z | 2012-08-09 10:22:31 | Cockamamie folklore from a land too distant for Hollywood digimators to strain themselves over authenticity. |
| 285315 | Graham Young | Birmingham Post | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-09T09:01:08.000Z | 2012-08-09 09:01:08 | With its amusing, endearing characters - particularly Merida's cute little brothers - Brave is clever, exciting and moving at times. |
| 285316 | Tim Evans | Sky Cinema | Fresh | — | 2012-08-08T10:26:37.000Z | 2012-08-08 10:26:37 | It may be the most "Disney" of Pixar's efforts but it's a rousing tale, imbued with a fresh maturity - a brave new world. |
| 285317 | Trevor Johnston | Time Out | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-08-07T09:30:18.000Z | 2012-08-07 09:30:18 | No, not another Pixar classic, but for full-on family fun it's a brave effort. |
| 285318 | Donald Clarke | Irish Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-08-03T11:14:06.000Z | 2012-08-03 11:14:06 | Brave is easily the best animated feature of the year so far. But it's not a masterpiece. How dare they? Boo! Boo! |
| 285319 | Neil Smith | Total Film | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-07-31T17:21:31.000Z | 2012-07-31 17:21:31 | More lukewarm haggis than piping-hot broth, Pixar's 13th feature might fall short, but is still head and hair-covered shoulders above most of its CG competitors. |
| 285320 | Cynthia Fuchs | PopMatters | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-07-19T07:39:06.000Z | 2012-07-19 07:39:06 | When Elinor is gesturing the great story of her daughter's history and legacy and wonderfulness, literally over the heads of men, Brave represents an experience that so many mothers and daughters have shared, but rarely see in a movie. |
| 285321 | Pablo Villaça | Cinema em Cena | Rotten | 3/5 | 2012-07-18T02:53:43.000Z | 2012-07-18 02:53:43 | Considerando que conta com uma protagonista com imenso potencial, a decepo se torna ainda maior pela oportunidade desperdiada. |
| 285322 | Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-07-16T22:34:52.000Z | 2012-07-16 22:34:52 | "Brave" will provide you and your family a good time, with laughs and a few surprises. If that seems like faint praise, it's only because Pixar is capable of so much more. |
| 285323 | Richard Knight | Knight at the Movies | Fresh | — | 2012-07-15T22:04:36.000Z | 2012-07-15 22:04:36 | A charming and vibrant new member of the Disney/Pixar stable. And the heroine's flaming red hair is at last something that makes the fuss over 3D worthwhile. |
| 285324 | Kirk Honeycutt | honeycuttshollywood.com | Fresh | — | 2012-07-12T15:14:12.000Z | 2012-07-12 15:14:12 | 6 A perfectly fine effort that lacks the Pixar touch of distinction. |
| 285325 | Ken Hanke | Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Rotten | 3/5 | 2012-07-12T04:54:49.000Z | 2012-07-12 04:54:49 | All too often, I felt like I was marking time waiting for the fairly obvious plot to follow its inevitable course. |
| 285326 | Neil Pond | American Profile | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-07-08T13:44:20.000Z | 2012-07-08 13:44:20 | Merida's bravery provides the title. But the movie's real message is in the lengths she goes to repair the damage her words and actions cause to the woman who brought her into the world. |
| 285327 | Matthew Turner | ViewLondon | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-07-06T05:15:04.000Z | 2012-07-06 05:15:04 | A hugely entertaining, properly magical adventure that's up there with the best of Pixar and is by turns thrilling, laugh-out-loud funny, genuinely surprising and deeply moving. |
| 285328 | Phil Villarreal | OK! Magazine | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-07-05T10:10:20.000Z | 2012-07-05 10:10:20 | Faint praise is all that this movie is worth, but that's much more than you could say about Cars 2. |
| 285329 | Jim Lane | Sacramento News & Review | Fresh | 3/5 | 2012-07-05T01:43:27.000Z | 2012-07-05 01:43:27 | ... has the customary supple Pixar animation ... [but] the story lacks punch ... |
| 285330 | Bruce Bennett | Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | Fresh | B+ | 2012-07-04T15:40:24.000Z | 2012-07-04 15:40:24 | It may not be the hero story that parents expect, or that the title implies...unexpectedly heavy stuff for a 'kids' movie. But if not Pixar then who? |
| 285331 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | B | 2012-07-04T12:57:30.000Z | 2012-07-04 12:57:30 | Disney-Pixar was off its game last year with the sequel 'Cars 2', which failed to win an Academy Award for best animated film, an ward Pixar usually owns. Pixar is back with a better effort this year. |
| 285332 | James Kendrick | Q Network Film Desk | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2012-07-03T14:03:34.000Z | 2012-07-03 14:03:34 | a genuinely moving exploration of a complex mother-daughter relationship |
| 285333 | Charles Koplinski | Illinois Times | Rotten | 2.0/4.0 | 2012-07-03T09:31:00.000Z | 2012-07-03 09:31:00 | Tepid Story Undercuts Brave's Dynamic Visuals |
| 285334 | Bruce Diones | The New Yorker | Fresh | — | 2012-07-02T04:51:22.000Z | 2012-07-02 04:51:22 | The story, with its patchwork of plots (involving feuding clans and disastrous spells), holds together enough to thrill intermittently. |
| 285335 | Dan Lybarger | Movie Marker Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-07-01T22:57:08.000Z | 2012-07-01 22:57:08 | The folks at Pixar are skilled enough to make a medieval Scottish royal named Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire) seem sympathetic instead of spoiled. |
| 285336 | Marty Mapes | Movie Habit | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2012-07-01T08:28:38.000Z | 2012-07-01 08:28:38 | Brave is stock Disney storytelling dressed up with Pixar majesty. |
| 285337 | Michael Burgin | Paste Magazine | Fresh | 8/10 | 2012-06-29T11:59:49.000Z | 2012-06-29 11:59:49 | Above all else, Brave is a film about mothers and daughters, and this is one of its strengths. |
| 285338 | Robbie Collin | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-06-29T09:15:58.000Z | 2012-06-29 09:15:58 | Brave is as true as an arrow whistling straight towards the centre of its target. |
| 285339 | Cameron Williams | The Popcorn Junkie | Fresh | 4/5 | 2012-06-28T22:14:50.000Z | 2012-06-28 22:14:50 | A wonderful film that manages to meld a little old school Disney princess magic with the brains and technical brilliance of Pixar. |
| 285340 | Rich Heldenfels | Akron Beacon Journal | Fresh | 3/4 | 2012-06-28T06:47:55.000Z | 2012-06-28 06:47:55 | Though not on the level of the best of Pixar, it's still an entertaining movie. |
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