Review: Brave

Some would suggest that after 2010's magnificent 'Toy Story 3' the quality of feature films coming out of Pixar have been on the decline.  But to be honest I thoroughly enjoyed 'Cars 2'  and thought it didn't deserve anywhere near the amount of hate it received.  But unfortunately I do have to somewhat agree with the naysayers on Pixar's latest outing.  It follows the much worn tale of a Princess (Kelly McDonald) who accidentally curses her strict mother (Emma Thompson) in a bid for freedom.  Quirky characters are all throughout the film and the team do deserve credit for making use of a good cast of voices especially Billy Connolly as the king.  Also needed to be applauded here  is the absolutely beautiful animation,  artistic flourishes are everywhere and it would be possiblee to lose hours just staring into the Princess' curl red hair.  Where this movie does falter though is in its plot and often generic dialogue.  'Brave' is by no means a bad film and it does stand out in a lot of places,  but it just doesn't feel like it lives up to that Pixar name.

6/10

Tomm