When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, Sir William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England.
Critic Reviews For Braveheart
- “Braveheart is a big, strapping medieval sword-and-arrow movie with more fighting than romance, a surprising abundance of lush and sensuous imagery considering its brutal strife, and Gibson fiercely inciting it to stand up and march.”- Jay Carr , Boston Globe
- " As the star of the new, epic-scaled Braveheart, Gibson celebrates yet another man of selfless valor. And as its director, he displays some daring of his own." – Desmond Ryan , Philadelphia Inquirer
- " A lavish, entertaining spectacle full of manly men, dastardly villains, rousing battles and women who easily see Mel's hero potential through all that messy hair.' – Jami Bernard , New
York Daily News
- " In addition to staging battle scenes well, Gibson also manages to recreate the filth and mood of 700 years ago. " – Gene Siskel , Chicago Tribune