This is a fine, illuminating look at a niche culture that bodes surprisingly well for Kosinski’s forthcoming Top Gun 2...

| Jan 5, 2023

All of this relationship building and character development fuels the final act which, despite some predictable narrative setup, has a profound dramatic kick

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 24, 2022

While honoring firefighters and their self-sacrifice, the real gift of Only The Brave is the example given through the strength of the community forged by the wildfires...

| Aug 24, 2021

[This] is an exemplary, deeply humanist entry in the secular mythmaking genre.

| Jul 1, 2020

It balances the authentic with the cinematic rather nicely, and while the first hour or so of the movie feels riddled with cliches, as a whole, the work strikes a nice balance.

| May 19, 2020

It's a simple joy to watch as these men "bro out" and "bro down" with one another while doing a job for which they all share great passion.

| Mar 24, 2020

Only the Brave is a little broad, a little uneven. Regardless, it's a genuinely good film, one that effectively puts us in the boots of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

| Feb 20, 2020

Outstanding performances by Brolin, Connelly and Teller.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 24, 2020

Only the Brave is a moving story about real-life heroes that will inspire, especially if you have firemen or first responders (any servicemen or women, really) in your family.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 23, 2019

...an admittedly overlong yet predominantly captivating piece of work.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 22, 2019

[Only the Brave is] an earnest reminder there are still real heroes in the world willing to die for a cause. Despite this, the script feels predictable, sometimes sappy and forced. It more than flickers but never erupts into full flame.

| Oct 3, 2019

Sufficed to say Only The Brave is a real tearjerker of a film and the memories will haunt the viewer for a while afterward as the film stays with you long after you leave the theater.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 5, 2019

Kosinski has delivered a dignified and respectful tribute to the dedication of those who risk their lives to save others, but as a film it is more competent than exceptional. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jul 27, 2019

A competent if conventional drama. But who gets the blame for that wince-inducing CGI bear hurtling through the woods like an ursine Human Torch?

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 21, 2019

While Only the Brave follows a similar structure, Kosinski manages to work within the formula to create something with a little more emotional heft.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 4, 2019

If you enjoy a firefighter film that develops solid characters, this film will deliver.

| Original Score: B- | May 8, 2019

You will be moved by this movie. The filmmakers didn't go overboard with the action scenes or the melodrama, as other films of this sort tend to do.

| Mar 9, 2019

Entertaining enough if you're willing to overlook the blatant disregard for cliché-avoidance that we see from Kosinski.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 21, 2019

Even if too long, the visual power of a ravaging fire engulfing well-intentioned men in the performance of their duties is tragic and terrifying.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 29, 2019

The advertising may make it look like a disposable drama or award season bait, but it's so much more.

| Original Score: A- | Dec 27, 2018