Rental Review - Brave
Brave (2012), PG, 93 minutes - Brave is the most recent animated effort from Disney/Pixar. In my book, Pixar's involvement made it a must see, but just like The Amazing Spider-Man, it came out at an inconvenient time this past summer. Fortunately, we didn't have to wait ages for its home video release. Brave tells the story of Merida (Kelly Macdonald), a Scottish princess who loves archery and runs as free as she can (she has more tomboy in her blood than princess). Her father King Fergus (Billy Connolly) holds an archery tournament for Merida's hand in marriage at the urging of her mother Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Not wanting her destiny to be chosen for her, Merida decides to enter the competition herself. She wins and embarrasses the Lord's and their sons who came to participate. After the impending fight with her mother, Merida storms out into and comes across a witch's hut. She wishes that things were different so that her mother wouldn't con