| Synopsis: | Mel Gibson stars on borh sides of the camera, playing the lead role plus directng and producing this brawling, richly-detailed saga of fierce combat, tender loave and the will to risk all that's percious for something more precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance, Gibson is William Wallace, a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation. Filled with sword-clanging spectacle, Braveheart is a tumultuous tapestry of history come alive, "the most sumptuous and involving historical epic since Lawrence of Arabia" (Rod Lurie, Los Angeles Magazine). |
