Brave has all the hallmarks of Pixar - stunning to look at, great characterisation, a big moral centre (listen to and love your parents, kids!) and a finely-realised theatre of action - but somehow it never seems to quite engage or interest in the way that the studio's best films achieve. The feisty teenage princess Merida, superbly voiced by Kelly MacDonald, is a great central character, but the peculiar path that the story takes with regards to the Queen does not quite gel with the lively and beautifully-drawn vision of ancient Scotland that is established. There is a lot to admire and enjoy in Brave, but in the Pixar league this is a middle-ranker.
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