Braveheart (Mel Gibson) Rating: 3.0 A whole lot better than I expected, though not remotely the masterpiece that some think. The film's highlights are the remarkable (and remarkably violent...be warned) battle sequences; fortunately, these come at regular intervals, just as dramatic interest begins to wane. Paced extremely well, especially given its almost-three-hour running time. My biggest complaint is that the final scene is needlessly ridiculous; I spent several days following the screening yelling "FREEDOM!!" at the top of my lungs on the streets of Manhattan.