Outlaw King

I always hated Mel Gibson's Braveheart because it was Robert the Bruce the one who was called the Braveheart because his heart (years after his death) was taken to a crusade in the Holy Land and thrown at the enemy in the heat of a battle, that was won, by the way. The film isn't entirely accurate (I'm a history buff), but not to a point that bothers me, as this isn't History Channel, but Netflix. The Prince of Wales was in London when his father died, Edward's body wasn't buried in the field, and Robert's daughter was kept a prisoner for 7 years more after the date the films ends. But all this made it very entertaining for me, and that's what matters in the end. Game Of Thrones is based upon Robert's history, so it's proper to finally see a film about the first great kind of the Scots.

Another movie that wasn't high on my watchlist but that I really enyojed watching.
I do like history based movies but I don't think they have to be 100 % accurate as long as they don't claim to be. So whatever deviation from facts there are I am fine with. It feels more grounded in reality than a lot of the movies today that are full of unrealistic CGI shots. I can imagine how this things happened instead of putting this into a fantasy/fairy tale corner. Sets and costumes looked good, the story was good so was the acting. The battle scenes were not over the top but as brutal as they need to be. War isn't nice. Oh, and I really liked the music.

Very good narration of a historical episode of victory for Scotland. Whoever wants independence, fight for it.

I liked it. It felt more personal than grand. I'm not judging accuracy but just that it held my attention and I didn't feel like I wasted my time. As for the accuracy it was high for a movie.

If I had a complaint it would be that this should have been a mini series at least 6 episodes long. Things were skipped for times sake and it ends when things were just starting.

This fell short of expectations. It could have been a great movie: good cast, interesting source materials, but the writing was uneven and jagged, the cinematography was so poorly lit as to obscure definition and clarity of action in many of the scenes. It did, however, render the struggle in all it's brutal gore, and they managed to sneak in a love story. All in all, I can only give this movie a 7 (good) out of 10. I was so hoping for an 8 (great) or 9 (superb). [Historical Action Drama] A Netflix production.

7/10

Pretty mediocre movie. But what do you except else from Netflix? Their where some very good shots. I enjoy this type of movies a lot, so because of that it’s hard to say it was bad. I didn’t feel connected to the movie like I did with others from this genre. If you love this genre, go watch it! There are some good parts, but overall it missed something.

**Re-watch**

Braveheart: Part 2.

Outlaw King holds up well to a second watch. Aaron Taylor-Johnson stuck out, in a good way during this viewing, and Chris Pine's accent in a bad way.

Decent film, some good battle scenes, an average cast, some new history information, I can’t complain.

It doesn't skimp on the medieval ultra violent battle scenes, but tends to lose track of the fact-based legend at the heart of its story.

While this does not live up to _Braveheart_, I enjoyed the film for what it was, the story of a lesser known warrior and king who led his people to their freedom.

As a previous poster mentioned, the biggest problem I have with the film is the fighting sequences which go on a bit too long. I get it, this is what these guys did a thousand years ago. They fought each other over land, over followers, and over riches. Come to think of it, not much has changed in a millennium since Robert the Bruce reigned.

I'm no expert on Scottish vs. British vs. Irish accents, but from my uneducated perspective I thought there were all done well. Pine did well in the lead role and it was good to see relationships with his brethren change and adapt throughout the film. The romance was a little too fleeting for me to truly care about it, but I appreciated the strength and loyalty that Elizabeth showed to her husband in the face of unspeakable treatment by her own people. The one spot where I wish we had seen more character development was with Aymer de Valence. There was a glimmer of it when [spoiler]King Edward died[/spoiler], but alas it was not to last.

The one thing this film really accomplished for me is to pique my interest in this period of history. I didn't really know the name Robert the Bruce before this, but have already started poking around on Wikipedia and the local library looking for additional reading about him.

Good film if you enjoy the historical epics, though this one just scratches the surface of Bruce's story.