Still, like its title, this modest drama may be a little too anonymous to generate significant theatrical returns. A starry ensemble will further boost visibility, especially with Jeff Bridges, Andie MacDowell and Taylor Kitsch heading the supporting cast. He’s aided by Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly, whose effortless authenticity helps keep the movie from drifting toward mundane male-bonding clichés.īravely pushes against film-making conventions to find the humanity within its heroesĪrriving October 20 in the US and November 10 in the UK, Only The Brave should appeal to viewers who sought out similar disaster films based on actual events, such as Deepwater Horizon. Only The Brave proves to be an intriguing change of pace for Joseph Kosinski: the director of the spectacle-laden Tron: Legacy and Oblivion has this time, despite the occasionally harrowing fire sequence, made a subdued film that’s more about people than effects. A true-life drama with a sure sense of character and milieu, Only The Brave takes us into the world of a rugged, highly trained team of wilderness firefighters, and although the storytelling isn’t particularly fresh, this is a thoughtful, well-observed look at community, heroism and addiction.
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