This is a type of filmmaking I have always felt a. Only the Brave is a little broad, a little uneven. Regardless, it's a genuinely good film, one that effectively puts us in the boots of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
Only the Brave makes for a straightforward, but meaningful salute to real-world heroism, thanks to its strong performances and sturdy direction. 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 wildfires. ONLY THE BRAVE tells the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite wildlands firefighting team.
Hard-driving supervisor Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) pushes for his local crew to become the first of their origin to be certified as "hot shots," with the help of Division Chief Duane Steinbrink (Jeff Bridges). Marsh and his right-hand man, Captain Jesse Steed (James Badge Dale), lead a team. Review: 'Only the Brave' Is an Inspiring Tale of Firefighter Sacrifice.. With Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly. Based 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. The website's critical consensus reads, "Only the Brave ' s impressive veteran cast and affecting fact-based story add up to a no-frills drama that's just as stolidly powerful as the real-life heroes it honors." This unpredictable quality to Only the Brave ends up being its greatest strength.
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Based on a genuinely moving true story, this film undercuts the realism by pushing its heroic machismo at every turn. It's a well-made movie, with an above. There is limited verbal mention of drug use.
Multiple references to previous drug addiction and use were made as well as references by a number of the main characters about being recovering addicts but what type of addiction was only vaguely implied. "Only the Brave" is spare, clear, direct storytelling—and the tightly bounded precision of its form, giving rise to its emotional efficiency and psychological specificity, seals the movie. Only the Brave feels like a film that would have made sense coming from Peter Berg or Michael Bay, but Kosinski mostly pulls back on the macho cheerleading to find something more objective, and. A biopic of heroic firefighters known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Here's my review of ONLY THE BRAVE!