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Like its central character, then, this is beautiful and brave even if it fails to fully realise its potential.

While Brave may occasionally shy away from darker territory in order to retain its appeal for even the youngest of audiences, there are still plenty of 'big' ideas here for small minds to think about.

Despite the busy plotwork, surprisingly little actually happens.

That the whole thing works so well is a tribute to the po-faced matter-of-factness of the approach and the exuberant charm of the execution.

The film is neither fish nor fowl, one thing or another, comedy or tragedy. It wavers between vulgar and vapid.

It is difficult to find anything bad to say about a film that treats an interesting subject with such respect and ingenuity.

Biopics are seldom so well mannered

Altman's great triumph is in galvanising the energies of exceptional actors into a living, breathing entity.

The film feels comfy, like a knitted cardigan, and everyone works well together.

The fusion of the crime thriller’s grim reality with the otherworldly fantasy of the ghostly confederate army is, for the most part, very effective.

Plotless, fluffy, pseudo-sentimental rubbish.

There is both a warmth and a reserve to this film which, while covering serious ground, has a gentle humour running throughout.

What is missing is kiddies' fun.

The movie becomes ridiculous.

Against the whisper of wind and buzz of flies, the Coens manage to find tension in the subtlest of movements and cut the dialogue through with humour as arid as the landscape.

Elegant and gripping but perhaps just a little genteel.

As with a jigsaw puzzle, the overall picture may look familiar, but there's a real sense that craftsmanship has gone in to making sure each of the pieces fit satisfyingly together.

Simon Cellan Jones's first feature is an interesting TV drama. Cinematically, however, it leaves much to be desired.

The fantasy sequences don’t work and the childhood flashbacks are too predictable.

Kelly Macdonald has retained the one thing that actors would kill for, the ability to be natural.

The whole thing is outdated to the dustiest degree with the flag of the Empire flying free from the masts of their imagination

A unique piece of cinema, superbly performed and dangerously directed

Its comedy leaps barricades.

Much more of a natural crowd-pleaser than her previous works, this might be Morley’s most successful film to date.