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      The Brave

      1997 2 hr. 3 min. Western List
      33% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score A mysterious stranger (Marlon Brando) makes an unsettling offer to an American Indian (Johnny Depp) hoping to better his family's lot. Read More Read Less

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      shana p It will stay with you, the story is heartbreaking and the acting,particularly from Johnny , is intense. It's not a simple watch and forget it movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Intriguing, gripping and sad Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A mi me gusto la película, me parece profunda y una gran debut de Johnny, en otros géneros. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The brave features a great performance by Johnny Depp but the movie is a very slow moving slow burn especially on the first half. The whole plot is a bit exaggerated but it does have a good message of family loyalty and compassion. It is a moving film. It’s a very Indie moving film. Not sure why Johnny Depp never released the film it’s not horrible but it’s not great either. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/26/20 Full Review Audience Member Slow, ponderous and completely undeserving of it's 2+ hour runtime, The Brave, best remembered for being so poorly received by American critic that it never saw a theatrical release there, is a terrible blunder in the career of one of our most unique talents. I love Johnny Depp, and despite his recent penchant for making bad choices, both on and off the film set, I usually look forward to seeing him act. In this film, which he directed and co-wrote, there's very little he can do to enliven the proceedings. Ostensibly a think piece on mortality, it quickly becomes a Brown Bunnyesque collection of boring sequences that we're supposed to find profound, but just feel hollow and pretentious. It's about 30 minutes of story stretched over 4 times that length, and things becomes tedious long before the credits start to roll. Marlon Brando is, unsurprisingly, very memorable in his miniature roll, and it's a shame more of the film wasn't about him, as he has the potential to be a character of significant interest. It's no surprise it was rejected by critics and audiences at large, and considering that Depp hasn't directed a film since, I think it's failure probably hit him hardest of all. That being said, it's a relatively minor misstep in an otherwise remarkable career, and as such we can look back on The Brave as simply a momentary lapse of reason, and not the death knell of an entire life's work. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Arif T Johnny Depp's directorial debut might not be compelling but it is touching. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/17/20 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Godfrey Cheshire Variety Johnny Depp offers further proof that Hollywood stars who attempt to extend their range are apt to exceed it. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out Besides the implausibilities, the direction has two fatal flaws: it's both tediously slow and hugely narcissistic as the camera focuses repeatedly on Depp's bandana'd head and rippling torso. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat A Johnny Depp turkey. Rated: 1/5 Dec 13, 2013 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review ...standard vengeance-is-mine stuff, gussied up with hifalutin pseudo-profundity. Rated: 2/5 Sep 14, 2007 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault It has flaws -- it has at least one major one -- but overall this is an honorable and provocative debut. Rated: B May 27, 2006 Full Review Richard Luck Film4 A dark, bleary but often quite touching story. May 24, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A mysterious stranger (Marlon Brando) makes an unsettling offer to an American Indian (Johnny Depp) hoping to better his family's lot.
      Director
      Johnny Depp
      Executive Producer
      Jeremy Thomas
      Screenwriter
      Paul McCudden, Johnny Depp, D.P. Depp
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Sound Mix
      Surround