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Oct 20, 2017 · 87% Tomatometer 166 Reviews 91% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Through hope, determination, sacrifice and the drive to protect families and communities, the Granite Mountain Hotshots become one...
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- Joseph Kosinski
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- Josh Brolin
Oct 20, 2017 · Powered by JustWatch. “Only the Brave” is the latest in a string of reality-based disaster films in which horrible tragedies are brought back to life via special effects and offered up for the delectation of the multiplex crowds—a sub-genre that has become so prevalent as of late that Mark Wahlberg has pretty much made a personal cottage ...
Oct 19, 2017 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Biography, Drama. PG-13. 2h 14m. By Andy Webster. Oct. 19, 2017. Given what Northern California has endured recently with wildfires, perhaps it’s...
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Oct 11, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Only the Brave’. Blending real-life heroism with awesome disaster-movie spectacle, this portrait of the Granite Mountain Hotshots deservedly celebrates the courage to fight...
- Courage Under Fire. Literally.
- Verdict
By William Bibbiani
Posted: Oct 12, 2017 8:40 pm
Hero worship is a very tricky thing to dramatize, because if anybody disagrees that your hero is worthy of worship, the movie won’t work for them. But it’s hard to imagine anyone being anti-firefighter, so a movie that celebrates the lives and sacrifices of these brave people who put themselves in harm's way to protect everybody else is just about as safe a bet as any movie could be.
That bet pays off big time in Only The Brave, a handsome and gorgeously photographed, fact-based drama starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Taylor Kitsch and James Badge Dale as firefighters who specialize in wildfires. Their job is to get out ahead of dangerous wildfires and prevent them from getting worse, from spreading to nearby communities, and damaging natural wonders. There is nothing about what they do that isn’t admirable and dangerous as hell.
Joseph Kosinski has taken a break from directing heady sci-fi like Tron: Legacy and Oblivion to make a very realistic drama about very relatable, human events, but he has successfully transported his stark visual style to this material. Only The Brave features haunting photography that captures the destructive majesty of flames and their impact on the rest of nature. Meanwhile, the lives of "The Granite Mountain Hotshots" are depicted with similar gravitas, creating painterly images for the actors to move through, and lifting their performances up without (usually) being too distracting.
Those performances are also worthy of praise. Josh Brolin leads the cast and firefighter crew as Eric Marsh, a man who takes a very big chance on Brendan McDonough, played by Miles Teller. Brendan is battling substance abuse and striving to redeem himself after the birth of his daughter, and although the rest of the team considers Brendan a lost cause, Eric keeps pushing him to succeed.
Only The Brave isn’t exactly complicated, as far as dramas go, but it’s also not trying to be. It’s a straightforward celebration of these heroes’ lives, with a few meaningful revelations along the way, but nothing that will completely blow your mind. These are interesting, likable people who led interesting, exciting lives. Joseph Kosinski’s film ...
- William Bibbiani
Oct 20, 2017 · Eric Warren Singer. Stars. Josh Brolin. Miles Teller. Jeff Bridges. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +2. Add to Watchlist. Added by 127K users. 260 User reviews.
Oct 11, 2017 · 'Only The Brave': Review. By Tim Grierson, Senior US Critic 11 October 2017. Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly star in a thoughtful drama about real-life wilderness...
