(And BRAVE is about as subtle as a brick with Connelly’s character making a living from rescuing abused horses as her hubby Brolin does the same for Teller.) It works. So yes as you would expect, the narrative is him growing up and maturing during this journey. I think Teller works best with acting gigs which understand that he exudes an unlikeable personality that people naturally want to hate him (if not punch him) and parlays this reality into them. Joining them is Miles Teller as a tweaker who goes to jail for a coffee break, tries to stay clean and knocks some girl up and yeah he’s gotta get his shit together. What works are the early comradery scenes with leading-by-his-gut Brolin leading his group of veteran firemen in their journey to become certified elite “Hot Shots” or as ONLY THE BRAVE terms them, “the Seal Team 6 of firemen.” Like DEEPWATER with oil-rig technology, there is a fascinating element for me here this fraternal subculture on display here with all the firemen lingo/tech that doesn’t stop that much to give exposition dialogue like pictures sometimes tend to do. Key difference is while DEEPWATER focused its power primarily on the blockbuster spectacle (with well-earned technical Oscar nominations), ONLY THE BRAVE tries to concentrate more on the human element and isn’t as impactful with mixed results. We even have casting analogues whether it be the relatable blue collar fits-like-a-glove casting protagonist (Mark Wahlberg/Josh Brolin) or the aged ex-movie star-turned-great-character-actor playing the old man (Kurt Russell/Jeff Bridges), or an Oscar nominated/winning actress more or less wasted in the concerned wife parts in these sort of stories (Kate Hudson/Jennifer Connelly) though Connelly does get to work with more here. white) Americans with pandering to Bible Belt flag-waving sentimentality without being too overt or obnoxious about it. Fact-based dramas about tragic disasters which serve both as larger than life thrillers and as well as odes to working class (i.e. This reminds me alot of last year's DEEPWATER HORIZON which I really enjoyed.
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