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The story, with its patchwork of plots (involving feuding clans and disastrous spells), holds together enough to thrill intermittently.
Though it falls short of the studio's best in many respects, Brave is ravishing to look at. Merida's carrot corona is alone worth the price of admission.
The tone is uneven and more often morose than joyful. The pacing is slow and at times almost tedious. The end result is something that feels like it was put together from a jumble of Disney clich�s tacked onto the skeleton of Beauty and the Beast.
Saying that Brave is entertaining but not astonishing is pretty much admitting your straight-A student got a B.
It's a safe experience; but safe, in this case, is better than sorry.
The Pixar name used to mean something. And it never quite meant pleasantly safe, safely forgettable movies like this.
The freedom quest of a feisty Celtic princess with a jungle of wild red hair.
"Brave" is the first foray in fairytale storytelling for "Pixar," and their first contribution to the growing pantheon of Disney princesses. It works so well that we can safely assume that it won't be the last fairytale coming out of Emeryville.
Not a bad movie. Really appreciate what it wants to do, but it fails to live up to its potential.
The hopping lamp gang has done it again, giving birth to a sharp, fresh fairy tale that in the pantheon of Pixar releases may not go down as a centerpiece, but comes close enough to the bullseye to sate moviegoing subjects kingdom-wide.
Steps outside the boundaries of what seems like a rather conventional tale at the outset, and subsequently elevates itself into something else entirely.
A marvellous magical adventure, that'll perhaps stand the test of time even better than some of Pixar's movies we right now call classics.
While it doesn't break a lot of new ground, Brave is a beautiful and competent entry in Disney's robust fairytale film pedigree.
While Brave is a mile ahead of other animated features hitting our screens, it does feel like a lesser Pixar work.
Kids will probably enjoy it for its beautiful design, but the adults in the audience will probably be wondering why Pixar decided to skimp on the story this time around.
A film that truly lives up to its name, Brave gives animated princesses a much-needed reboot.
Overflowing with heart, vibrant color, thrilling adventure, and with a bold new protagonist to add to the Disney canon, Pixar's "Brave" is a wonderfully unique spin on the classic princess tale.
The film's real strength is in the central relationship, which pays off in a way that's far more delicate and complex than most animated films would dare
In many respects, it's one of the most mature animated films to come out of Disney or Pixar in their long, storied careers.
The backgrounds are too realistic and there's no warmth and little magic in the story and the characters.
Strip away the Highland myth and mystery and the heart of the story is a prickly mother-daughter relationship. Just watch the sparks fly when the irresistible force that is a wilful teenager meets the immovable object incarnated by a stubborn mother.
A wonderful piece of cinematic engineering, story and character in perfect harmony.
[T]urns the Disney-princess paradigm upside down and inside out... [Y]es, it is possible to tell a story about a female protagonist that is not about finding romance.
Brave isn't quite up there with Up, but it's still a masterfully-animated, ripping yarn with plenty of cross-generational appeal.
What makes Brave truly special is that, even if it were stripped of its dazzling visuals, laugh-out-loud humour and dynamism, it would remain a clever, arresting and emotionally involving.
No less lovely than former films, in many ways lovelier, but Brave is boutique Pixar: less ambitious, more succinct, excellence at a lower ebb.
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