Brave (2012)
Brave is a computer-animated fantasy drama adventure that follows a determined princess who use her bravery against all odds to define her own path and help her kingdom.
22 February 1950, Smethwick, West Midlands, England, UK
17 May 1962, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
30 March 1950, Rutherglen, Scotland, UK
24 November 1942, Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
15 April 1959, Paddington, London, England, UK
6 April 1953, Uddingston, Scotland, UK
9 August 1973, Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK
23 February 1976, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
6 April 1947, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
July 11, 2015
With all its spunk and determination, it's easy to see how close Brave gets to the bull's eye of Pixar perfection.
November 18, 2013
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.
November 18, 2013
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.
June 14, 2016
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.
August 07, 2012
No, not another Pixar classic, but for full-on family fun it's a brave effort.
June 14, 2016
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.
July 02, 2012
The story, with its patchwork of plots (involving feuding clans and disastrous spells), holds together enough to thrill intermittently.
November 18, 2013
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.
April 09, 2016
Everything here is tied together beautifully, at an inimitably comfortable pace.
November 18, 2013
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.
June 22, 2012
Though it falls short of the studio's best in many respects, Brave is ravishing to look at. Merida's carrot corona is alone worth the price of admission.
November 18, 2013
The main problem is that Merida craves adventure but Brave limits her to mother-daughter psychodrama.
