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Robert the Bruce

2019

Richard Gray

Angus MacFadyen, Jared Harris, Zach McGowan, Emma Kenney ...

4.6

398

Drama The story of nobleman-turned-outlaw hero who was was crowned king of Scots in the 14th century.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"It feels like dipping into a couple of episodes mid-run of an unexceptional historical drama series (...) The storytelling is downbeat and basic (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"A thoughtful, well-meaning crack at historical drama. It takes a good hour or so to get going, but then it builds up some watchable spectacle (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A shoddy medieval drama that almost makes you miss what Mel Gibson brought to the table."	NEG
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"A picture that feels more Walt Disney than George R.R. Martin, a strangely subdued and sluggish game of thrones more focused on convalescence than conflict."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"If you watched this movie and played a drinking game where you had to take a slurp of ale every time someone says 'Robert the Bruce', there’d be no one sober left."	NEG
United States	Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"Like NC Wyeth's classic Scottish Chiefs illustrations of Robert the Bruce, there is an almost tactile weight and thickness in every frame (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	David Edelstein Vulture	"The problem is less what the movie does than what it doesn’t do, i.e., hit any high notes. If Robert doesn’t resolve to fight, there’s no movie"	NEU
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"An unnecessary footnote (...) Not only does this film about the medieval Scottish king arrive a very long 25 years after 'Braveheart' (...) but it has the misfortune of following the recent, superior Netflix film 'Outlaw King'"	NEG

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