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By Roxana Hadadi (336) for Chesapeake Family Magazine (159) on 19 Oct 2017

The based-on-a-true-story Only the Brave is visually and narratively strong, but falters when it steps outside of a totally masculine zone…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 19 Oct 2017

Only the Brave is not a hollow Hollywood action movie: it's a tribute to a group of men, and their supportive women, who made a difference…

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By Conner Schwerdtfeger (43) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 19 Oct 2017

Though somewhat uneven at times Joseph Kosinksi's Only the Brave is one of the most respectful and emotionally compelling true story films…

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By Christopher Lawrence (234) for Las Vegas Review-Journal (433) on 19 Oct 2017

It's the best tribute to all-American heroism to come along in a while…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 19 Oct 2017

Kosinski lets the story unfold at a measured pace - so much so that by the time we reach the climactic scene, we're unprepared for what unfolds…

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By Tim Appelo (178) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 19 Oct 2017

It's refreshing to see older actors in roles that command respect, instead of going for the cheap laughs Hollywood often associates with age…

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By Christian Toto (897) for HollywoodInToto.com (350) on 19 Oct 2017

Only the Brave has both its heart, and its storytelling, in the right place…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 19 Oct 2017

An old-fashioned action-adventure story with star performances, given a sacred tinge by its real-life roots…

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By Phil Villarreal (1,289) for ABC Tucson (117) on 19 Oct 2017

A robust and handsome effort that is as slickly paced as it is visually resplendent and moving…

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By Kenneth R. Morefield (93) for Christianity Today (953) on 19 Oct 2017

The firefighting scenes are spectacular, but the special effects never dwarf the human relationships-and that's as it should be…

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By Steve Crum (868) for Video-Reviewmaster.com (514) on 19 Oct 2017

Two factors elevating 'Only the Brave' above the norm are the film's location photography and realistic forest fire sequences…

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By Kate Taylor (347) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 19 Oct 2017

It's a movie intent on telling us the hotshots were heroes, without sufficiently dramatizing either their professional decisions or their private…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 19 Oct 2017

While we might quibble here and there with the choices made by director Joseph Kosinski, the greater point is that the movie will connect on…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 19 Oct 2017

Only the Brave might be the best movie ever made about firefighters…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 18 Oct 2017

The movie overall can feel more than a little formulaic, but as a tribute to real-life heroes, Only the Brave serves its purpose…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 18 Oct 2017

The surprise MVP runner-up here is Connelly, despite her tendency to get kind of yell-y during key dramatic moments…

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By Kim Hughes (164) for Original Cin (1,156) on 18 Oct 2017

Kosinski has us consider the firefighters as people - which may be a gamble for an action movie, but boy, are we sucked through the wringer…

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By Richard Von Busack (346) for MetroActive (325) on 18 Oct 2017

As the actress Sylvia Sidney once said about the weepy parts she had, [Jennifer] Connelly should have been paid by the tear…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 18 Oct 2017

Only the Brave' is more a portrait of dedicated men - regular guys with flaws and problems like the rest of us - who perform extraordinary…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 18 Oct 2017

For a moment, we get to be a part of that group of hotshots, and it is piercingly sad to lose them…

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