Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

alexing "Only the Brave" for lack of better words, hit like a kick to the groin. It was not a magnificent display of cinematic talent I admit, but I felt immensely invested in the characters I got to know over a very short course of time, the way I would usually feel invested in a good TV-Series protagonist after multiple seasons. I felt the acting was a big part of me becoming so close to them, and the story itself is even more powerful. As a non-American I have never heard of the incident and fate of the Granite Mountain Hotshots prior to watching the film, and therefore my reaction to the story unveiling and the bitter end were completely genuine and non-biased. The film does make use of some very popular and familiar clichés- the coming together of a team, the new guy getting a hard time, but I found them less off putting than I usually would. Joseph Kosinski managed to give me, the feeling of disorientation and complete panic through his directing and the cinematic direction he chose to take. As someone who has experienced similar event in life to those shown on the screen I have to admit it was extremely genuine, I felt the hair on the back on my neck stand and my palms getting sweaty on multiple occasion, I could almost feel the heat and breath in smoke, as "Donut" stumbled through the smoke looking for a break in the fire, a clear path to safety. It was my favorite scene in the movie and in many ways it summed up the power behind brotherhood, and was the second time in his life he was shown how a brother would never abandon him and will give him a chance at survival.This is the focal point of the film in my opinion: Brotherhood. Not sacrifice, not bravery, but the selflessness of a bond between brothers. The lucky ones among us get to experience it, as I did and I suspect that was the reason I felt I was on the receiving end of a bolt of lightning on a clear day as I watched the events unfolding on the screen. Death is but a single event in course of one's life, but a brotherhood lives forever. This film is a must.

ash_brooke48 If for any reason you forgot how incredible of an actress Jennifer Connelly is, for that reason alone, you should watch this film. Also, don't expect to watch and not shed tears.

ajason-70084 They did a beautiful job on this true tragedy. It's even better that they had the families backing for this film, which makes it better. It was simply brilliantly beautiful.

josepainumkal A different kind of movie. I would recommend this movie to one who looks for a change in what they usually see. I'm amazed by the perfection of the forest fire scenes. Since I have never seen or experience a forest fire before, I never knew how threatening it could be. But not any more....