The story boils down to a pretty familiar chase scenario.

~ Jeff Robson -

The story boils down to a pretty familiar chase scenario.

~ Jeff Robson -

The humour is filtered through a storyline that keeps losing credibility

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The humour is filtered through a storyline that keeps losing credibility

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Proof that when you combine a great premise and a talented director, you don't necessarily strike gold.

~ Stephen Carty -

Proof that when you combine a great premise and a talented director, you don't necessarily strike gold.

~ Stephen Carty -

Spall skuttles about like a rodent. Connolly is wasted and Bergstrom shouts a lot.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Spall skuttles about like a rodent. Connolly is wasted and Bergstrom shouts a lot.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Dustin Hoffman's condescending direction turns old people into horrible giggling puppets.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Dustin Hoffman's condescending direction turns old people into horrible giggling puppets.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The characters are pre-teen comic book flatpacks and the plot has a healthy disregard for irony.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The characters are pre-teen comic book flatpacks and the plot has a healthy disregard for irony.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A bit biased.

~ Gator MacReady -

The script lacks any kind of wit and the plot is so careful not to dilute the treacly sentiment that it's not exciting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The script lacks any kind of wit and the plot is so careful not to dilute the treacly sentiment that it's not exciting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What might have been a costume gala, sponsored by the Scottish Tourist Board, is far tougher and more uncompromising.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What might have been a costume gala, sponsored by the Scottish Tourist Board, is far tougher and more uncompromising.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It doesn't have to be such a cliché, and Billy Connolly tries his damnedest to stop it, but the little guy versus the big corporation is as old as banana in your ear jokes.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It doesn't have to be such a cliché, and Billy Connolly tries his damnedest to stop it, but the little guy versus the big corporation is as old as banana in your ear jokes.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Jim Carrey makes a compelling villain, so much so that when he's not on screen, you want him back.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Jim Carrey makes a compelling villain, so much so that when he's not on screen, you want him back.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Elegant, disciplined and, ultimately, stirring.

~ Stephen Carty -

Elegant, disciplined and, ultimately, stirring.

~ Stephen Carty -

Probably the most romantic picture Lyne has attempted.

~ Stephen Carty -

Probably the most romantic picture Lyne has attempted.

~ Stephen Carty -

More combat means less time for character interaction, and by the third act, Jackson has already shoehorned in more characters than the film can handle.

~ Owen Van Spall -

More combat means less time for character interaction, and by the third act, Jackson has already shoehorned in more characters than the film can handle.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Every one of the Lilliputian characters is so bland and personality-free that they could have been played by the creepy CG Jeff Bridges from TRON: Legacy.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Every one of the Lilliputian characters is so bland and personality-free that they could have been played by the creepy CG Jeff Bridges from TRON: Legacy.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Two lazy fat cats with accents halve the fun.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Two lazy fat cats with accents halve the fun.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It's a particular treat to see some of the last interview material ever recorded by the late great Hunter S Thompson.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's a particular treat to see some of the last interview material ever recorded by the late great Hunter S Thompson.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An inventive and superior entry into the zomcom canon.

~ Daniel Hooper -

An inventive and superior entry into the zomcom canon.

~ Daniel Hooper -

Scenes hold so long, you wonder whether the director is out to lunch.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Scenes hold so long, you wonder whether the director is out to lunch.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

While Brave may occasionally shy away from darker territory in order to retain its appeal for even the youngest of audiences, there are still plenty of 'big' ideas here for small minds to think about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While Brave may occasionally shy away from darker territory in order to retain its appeal for even the youngest of audiences, there are still plenty of 'big' ideas here for small minds to think about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Never could the warning, 'Stay away if you're easily offended,' be more appropriate.

~ David Stanners -

Never could the warning, 'Stay away if you're easily offended,' be more appropriate.

~ David Stanners -

However hard they try, the actors cannot lift the movie out of its time and place.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

However hard they try, the actors cannot lift the movie out of its time and place.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -