alexing "Only the Brave" for lack of better words, hit like a kick to the groin. It was not a magnificent display of cinematic talent I admit, but I felt immensely invested in the characters I got to know over a very short course of time, the way I would usually feel invested in a good TV-Series protagonist after multiple seasons. I felt the acting was a big part of me becoming so close to them, and the story itself is even more powerful. As a non-American I have never heard of the incident and fate of the Granite Mountain Hotshots prior to watching the film, and therefore my reaction to the story unveiling and the bitter end were completely genuine and non-biased. The film does make use of some very popular and familiar clichés- the coming together of a team, the new guy getting a hard time, but I found them less off putting than I usually would. Joseph Kosinski managed to give me, the feeling of disorientation and complete panic through his directing and the cinematic direction he chose to take. As someone who has experienced similar event in life to those shown on the screen I have to admit it was extremely genuine, I felt the hair on the back on my neck stand and my palms getting sweaty on multiple occasion, I could almost feel the heat and breath in smoke, as "Donut" stumbled through the smoke looking for a break in the fire, a clear path to safety. It was my favorite scene in the movie and in many ways it summed up the power behind brotherhood, and was the second time in his life he was shown how a brother would never abandon him and will give him a chance at survival.This is the focal point of the film in my opinion: Brotherhood. Not sacrifice, not bravery, but the selflessness of a bond between brothers. The lucky ones among us get to experience it, as I did and I suspect that was the reason I felt I was on the receiving end of a bolt of lightning on a clear day as I watched the events unfolding on the screen. Death is but a single event in course of one's life, but a brotherhood lives forever. This film is a must.

jerosmith A Film that's based on actual, true events. That's the first the that caught my attention - and then there is the casting, which is excellently done! An additional bonus, if you have a Sound Bar, or a Home Thearer System it will get quite the workout!! The movie looks beautiful on Blu-ray, and this movie doesn't disappoint! Start to finish it's intriguing, you learn so much about firefighters I what they put themselves through, for us. Check it out!

Gurhan Kalafat It s a great movie. Josh brolin and other actors are great also . Loved scenes , fire actions it helped me how to difficult job for firefighters . But i found very long sometime it makes me very bored i given eight point but if you ask me watch again i cant . It s a movie kind of one time watch

TxMike My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. It is based on real people and real events from just a few years ago so it is very authentic. Never before had a municipal fire crew been certified as a hot shot crew, assigned to the most demanding situations. Josh Brolin as Eric Marsh leads the efforts to recruit, equip, and train the guys to accomplish this. One of his recruits is Miles Teller as Brendan McDonough ( a survivor who consulted for the movie). Brendan had pretty well made a mess of his life, including booze and drugs, and then found out he got a pretty young lady pregnant. His joining the firefighters changed his life.The movie runs a bit slow in parts, and long at about 2 hours and 15 minutes, but it is extremely well made, focusing ultimately more on the men and women, and overall relationships of everyone, but the fire fighting scenes are quite scary. I know they all wanted to do that job but for me, staying away from fires is more rewarding.