Review of Only the Brave (2017) by Tony P — 08 Apr 2018
Entertaining, well acted film based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots. A firefighting unit in Arizona, U.S.that gained notoriety as heroes in service and after their death in the greatest loss of life by U.S. firefighters since September 11th 2001.
The Hot Shots begin the film as mere 'deucers' not quite graded as elite 'Hot Shot' firefighting experts. Limited by local politics they are frustrated because they have the ability to progress to the next level.
The film has a cast including Josh Brolin and Miles Teller. Teller impressed me with his performance in Whiplash.
The film is based on a true story but when watching I was unaware of that story. The end of the film has an inevitable conclusion.
The film has excellent location photography of the South West U.S. environment.
The direction of Joseph Kosinski follows some of his earlier work with excellent use of visuals and CGI.
The film has that disaster film feel that comes around every now and then but it is no Towering Inferno more San Andreas.
This review of Only the Brave (2017) was written by Tony P on 08 Apr 2018.
Only the Brave has generally received very positive reviews.
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