The Bravest

LOL I must say, THIS is one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I don't normally watch movies that are dubbed because they always seem to make more sense when you watch them in their original language with subtitles. This movie must have been dubbed by English speaking people from another country who were either really bad actors or weren't actors at all. I was so distracted by the language issue that I couldn't even pay attention to what was going on in the movie except for the fact that there were a lot of fake flames, a lot of people running and screaming and some really weird music so I changed the channel. I do believe that if this movie were watched in its original language with subtitles it might not be as bad because the actors were actually pretty believable if you watched them without the sound.

Cringe worthy, some bad effects, horrible acting. Only China giving it good reviews. Truly appalling.

I loved the movie even more. Even with reading the subtitles I couldn't help but get engrossed in it. I definitely have to watch this again. I know I missed somethings due to my reading. Definitely a much watch movie.

Disaster movies - while technically not a genre, it is something that a lot of people enjoy. Well that may not be the right way to describe it. It is I guess about the trill, about the will to survive, about what humans are able to do and overcome to survive. And living through something exciting, without actually having to do it one self ... the characters on screen go through it all. Succesfully or not is a different story and may lead you to like this more or less, depending on your inclinations/expectations.

Having said all that, the drama is high in this, but it does look amazing! The effects are great, the cinematography is as good as it can get and the soundtrack elevates it even a bit further. So if you are into these dramas, there is no way around this (and you probably will like this even more than what I rated it). Having said all that, it is up to you to decide if it floats your boat ... burns down your house? Well you know what I mean ...

THE BRAVEST accomplishes the extremely difficult feat of delivering stunning, edge-of-your-seat action along with intimate emotional moments and very appealing characters you can feel for and root for. Even though it's set in China and subtitled it feels absolutely universal, so you can lose yourself entirely in the story no matter where you're from. And it's not afraid to make you cry. First rate, eye-popping summer entertainment about real heroes rather than superheroes. A great time at the movies!