![]() ![]() The film also begins to drift after the Hotshots are certified, a dramatic payoff that leaves unclear what else the narrative will address beyond the anticipated resolution of McDonough's and Marsh's family situations. Connelly-given a few scenes that allow her to express anger-fares rather well as a spouse who experiences a change of heart about starting a family, while Andie MacDowell-seen only a few times-is given next-to-no dialogue. This is chiefly a story of the bonds between men, and as with most such stories, the female roles are underdeveloped. Though harrowing, it's hard to look away, even as we fear the worst for the men involved. ![]() The always good Jeff Bridges lends gravitas as the local fire chief who can pull strings to get the Granite Mountain Hotshots certified and launched as a unit, and the film's finale includes a fatal encounter with a fire that is unlike anything I've seen on-screen before. ![]() But family pressures from Marsh's wife ( Jennifer Connelly) and the woman ( Natalie Hall) with whom McDonough has fathered a child force the men to consider what their futures hold-and whether more time doing the life-endangering work of the Hotshots will be part of it.īeyond the hope for all the firefighters to conquer the blazes they regularly battle, Only the Brave offers a redemptive storyline for the unmotivated, directionless McDonough, who's looking to prove he can be responsible ahead of the birth of his first child. Led by Eric Marsh ( Josh Brolin) and including ne'er-do-well father-to-be Brendan McDonough ( Miles Teller), the Hotshots contain the flames and extinguish the blazes. 4 out of 5.Ī group of municipal firefighters pursues training as Hotshots-an elite force that can take the lead in engaging fires directly. As a group of firefighters struggles with the forces of nature and the callings of family life, they find a shared purpose in protecting others, leading to a finale that won't soon be forgotten by anyone who experiences it. Harrowing but aspirational, Only the Brave shows men and women not only at their bravest but at their best. ![]()
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