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Brilliant film
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Really good
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What can be written about this film which has not already been said many times....it IS great fun to watch, but you must suspend your belief in any form of historical accuracy what-so-ever. The script appears to rely heavily upon 'The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie', a poem by the 15th Century bard Blind Harry thought to have been written around 1470, and long considered an almost total fiction. The storyline, dialogue, costumes, arms and make-up are all total fantasy, but 'That's Hollywood', and the film was a commercial success despite the flak storm from historians before and after cinematic release. The fact that a proportion of the movie was filmed in Scotland and Ireland and brought a small much needed boost to some local economies perhaps in a small way mitigates the world wide damage to the Scottish historic image. Never-the-less it is well worth watching purely as a costume, action epic with some stirring battle scenes but please do not believe that this has anything but the vaguest connection to historical fact. If you do wish to learn something of Wallace and the Scottish War of Independance read Nigel Tranter's novel THE WALLACE, published in 1975, still readily available in softcover edition and probably the most historically accurate and readable account.Read full review
A gritty representation of a historical event, the accuracy is up for debate, that aside great acting fantastic camera work, deserves all the awards it has gained. One to watch Plot Summary: After experiencing atrocities against his family William Wallace (Mel Gibson) eventually leads the Scottish rebels against the English. This is the definitive version, other versions are avalable
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