Only the Brave (2017)

Very disappointing...

There are women in the film, but none has anything you could call a personality.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The amount of reviewers that find this movie stunning, the best movie they saw this year, incredible etc..., that's just the stunning fact to me. I don't say Only The Brave is a bad movie, because it isn't, but making it the best thing you ever saw is a step too far for me. I can get that you want to honor the memory of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and I'm sure they deserve every single attention for their bravery, but the movie itself is just a bit slow. It's fine to show the camaraderie they had, but not for almost the entire movie. A bit more action would have made this movie better. The cinematography of the landscapes made it for me worth watching. I never heared of this story, as I'm not an American, so to me it was a complete surprise. It's a tragedy, their bravery should be honored and they should never been forgotten, but that doesn't make it the best movie ever. Maybe for fire geeks, I know they exist, this one will be in their top ten.

I generally don't go for true stories but this one has characters that have proven track records, so I watched it. James Brolin outdid himself on this film. His performance was a masterpiece of showing the mindset of the main character. And Jennifer Connelly shows us just how she got all the awards she has, Oscar, Golden Globe, etc. This film will not disappoint you.

Here's a Better Late than Never review of "Only the Brave" (PG-13 - 2017 - US)...It's not easy sharing your man with the fire.Genre: Drama/BOTS My Score: 7.9Cast=9 Acting=8 Plot=8 Ending=7 Story=10 Interest=8 Script=9 Filming=7 History=8 Pace=5Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire. "I know you boys are looking for sympathy...you'll find that in the dictionary somewhere between s#!% and syphilis." There are a lot of things to like about this film...the cast, acting, script, and most impacting was the story. I live in a high fire area, so this movie definitely hit home for me. It was really slow in a couple spots and although the ending was right I still wasn't happy about it. Come feel the heat and check this movie out...it's worth a watch at least once.

Enough has been written well, it's worth seeing for the family. It's real, heroic and sad. Cannot believe how well the truth was told. See the DVD extras too.