W. Dwyer

This was completely embarrassing. From the beginning. Until the end. A pure mish-mash of fantasy. Nothing to do with William Wallace -who was never called Braveheart. I could have forgiven that if the story were a little true. Woad??? this was an embarrassment to Scotland.

The first two episodes flew past. It was more like the 70s again- but with better effects. I’m a fan again!

A fun film. Just what I needed at the fight time.

I found it action filled and gory- but no real narrative to follow. The story so far could have been told in 10 minutes. The rest is just filling- like watching a slow football match. It might improve- but none of the characters or situations has caught my interest at all, so far.

How is it possible that such a wonderful story and good cast, plus all the money it took to make this, ended up a heap of absolute cow manure??? The mangling of the original story was impenetrable. The effects were like Dr Who in the 1960s. It seemed to consist only of people staring in horror and running away screaming- followed by thoughtful anguished stares into the camera by the heroine. I could not follow their version of the story- but it was not the book I read in my teens. I still think the 1953 film captures the story better than any other film I’ve seen. I think Jeff Wayne’s version is wonderful- but only the version with Richard Burton in it. Avoid the one with Liam Neeson in it. If anything- it is every bit as bad as this one. What a waste of talent, money and a classic novel. smh

Bonkers- but fun.Great for winding down.