Robert the Bruce

Name: Robert the Bruce
Genre: Action, History
Released: April 24, 2020
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Anna Hutchison, Brandon Lessard, Diarmaid Murtagh, Emma Kenney

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Screen Media Films | Release Date (Streaming): April 24, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Angus Macfadyen, Anna Hutchison, Brandon Lessard, Diarmaid Murtagh, Emma Kenney, Gabriel Bateman, Melora Walters, Patrick Fugit, Talitha Bateman, Zach McGowan

Summary: King Robert the Bruce is injured and on the run from the English army. On the brink of defeat, a widow and her family nurse him back to health and join The Bruce as he sets out to claim the long-awaited freedom of Scotland.

Director: Richard Gray

Genre(s): Action, History

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 124 min

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RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Apr 24, 2020

Robert the Bruce is gorgeously filmed by cinematographer John Garrett, making the most of every exquisitely lit crag of the Scottish countryside. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Apr 21, 2020

It takes a good hour or so to get going, but then it builds up some watchable spectacle – although Gray goes way overboard with the moody, fireside lighting, and the rousing orchestral score gets all ceilidh-cutesy for the happy montages. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 23, 2020

There’s a pleasing humility and introspection to this Bruce — a ruler no longer sure if his patriotic purpose is worth the carnage. His joints may be stiffer than his resolve; but, in placing the warrior temporarily aside, Macfadyen and his director have helped us more clearly to see the man. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Apr 27, 2020

Robert the Bruce is too long by at least a half-hour for the surprisingly slight tale it has to tell. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Apr 21, 2020

For an uncertainly paced and fabricated historical side quest, much of Robert The Bruce is painlessly watchable. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Apr 23, 2020

Robert the Bruce seeks to explore the relationship between a ruler and their people, offering intimacy and personal concern as the best defense against a puppet government. Unlike its namesake, however, this cold and slapdash costume party of a film never figures out how to unite its many scattered parts. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Apr 24, 2020

Suffers mightily from its limited budget and narrative scope. Read full review

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Ivette630

Feb 19, 2022

There’s always a pleasure to watch such great historical movie such as Robert The Bruce. Thanks to Screenwriters Eric Belgau and Angus Macfadyen himself. I wish you both good health so that you can continue developing great A+ Screenplays. Cheers!!

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tedzzz

Mar 3, 2021

A slow-burning rendition of a downbeat Robert the Bruce who manages to get back his motivation to regain Scottish independence. Due to the limited budget, this is not a movie with epic battle scenes but is purely character-driven. Great cinematography is definitely its strong point. Don'tA slow-burning rendition of a downbeat Robert the Bruce who manages to get back his motivation to regain Scottish independence. Due to the limited budget, this is not a movie with epic battle scenes but is purely character-driven. Great cinematography is definitely its strong point. Don't listen to the political naysayers but watch the film yourself.… Expand

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Professorfett

Jun 6, 2020

Robert the Bruce is the spiritual successor to Braveheart. For those who don't know that basically means it is a sequel without being called a sequel. Before seeing this movie know this it is not Braveheart. There are no big battles, or big speeches, or even gratuitous torture scenes. ThisRobert the Bruce is the spiritual successor to Braveheart. For those who don't know that basically means it is a sequel without being called a sequel. Before seeing this movie know this it is not Braveheart. There are no big battles, or big speeches, or even gratuitous torture scenes. This is a movie that is about... a whole lot of nothing. Robert the Bruce is so boring with nothing going on in it if you go take a dump during it you won't miss a single important event. I cannot stress enough how boring this film is. The characters are all wooden and bland. The main plot isn't one of revenge, discovery, or rebellion. It is about Robert the Bruce finding himself again to get him back in the fight. That itself could be an interesting movie, or better yet a first act. That is what this movie is a 2 hour first act. Unfortunately with this being close enough to Braveheart it makes that entire two hours wish you were watching Braveheart instead. If you want to watch a movie about Robert the Bruce I suggest watching Netflix's Outlaw King. It is such a better movie then this and if you have Netflix it is with your subscription. I cannot recommend this to literally anyone. It is a hard pass for me.… Expand

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