![]() ![]() When the men set out on a Huey, that’s the cast right there on board. I was pleased to see that this movie was (mostly) practical. These days we see too much blue screen fake car rides, fake helicopter rides, or fake ‘on location’ set pieces. One thing that worried me too, was visual corner cutting. Do they expect men to go up dangerous hills and try to talk the fire down? The film has (well acted) bravado and I would expect nothing less. ![]() It’s also a soft rated movie, don’t expect anything ‘R’ here, which might disappoint some.īut some people are criticizing this movie for being too ‘macho’, I don’t know what such people were expecting from a film about hard-bitten fire fighters. From their first encounter, you know where it’s leading. But Taylor Kitsch’s Chris MacKenzie rides him and tries to block his entrance, making the former prove himself. The film suffers major tropes, for instance Miles Teller’s junkie, Brendan ‘Donut’ McDonough, fathers an unexpected baby and must get his shit together, so he tries to join the crew. If you aren’t aware of the real life events, it’s probably best to not research them or for me to mention them any further if you intend to watch this one. We follow the group as it grows from a fuels mitigation crew, to a handcrew (Type 2 I/A) in 2004, and ultimately to a hotshot crew - with a little help from Jeff Bridges. Josh Brolin heads the cast as Eric ‘Supe’ Marsh, leader of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite group of firefighters Also among The Granite Mountain Hotshots are Taylor Kitsch, James Badge Dale and Miles Teller. ![]() Although it’s a bit clichéd, everyone shows up for work. Ensemble movies don’t always work either, but Only The Brave, the ensemble firefighter movie based on the Yarnell Hill Fire, one of the deadliest in American history, is a surprisingly watchable film. For every Backdraft (1991) there is a tepid Ladder 49 (2004). What To Expect: Good visuals, decent story – a tale of manly heroismįirefighter films are a go-to manly movie niche but they don’t always work out. ![]()
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