Brian Cox Doesn’t Stop His Hate Train, With Mel Gibson’s Legendary Movie Under Attack

Summary:

• As it turns out, Joaquin Phoenix ’s last year disaster Napoleon wasn’t the only movie to receive a very negative backlash from Succession ’s actor Brian Cox — the latter also got to criticize an iconic historical drama starring Mel Gibson.
• Released back in 1995, the movie follows a story of the Scots’ fight for their independence back in the 1300s.
• Despite all the criticism concerning its historical inaccuracy, the film nonetheless became a box office hit with numerous accolades from professionals and viewers.

Brian Cox probably didn’t even have to engage the whole power of his acting talent in his recently ended black comedy drama show Succession — his character’s boldness and straightforward manner of speaking the truth seem to be a part of the actor’s personality too.

While nobody would find a safe place to hide from Cox’s harsh criticism towards actors and films at HistFest a couple of weeks ago, it wasn’t only Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon that got all the heat, but also Mel Gibson’s biggest achievement in the industry.

A proud Scottish man, Brian Cox is definitely into historical accuracy — and he won’t tolerate it when this accuracy isn’t 100%. At the same HistFest the actor revealed that he’s definitely not a fan of Braveheart, Mel Gibson’s 1995 directorial and acting feature that took home five Academy awards, including for Best Picture.

As the actor put it, the epic historical drama “is a load of nonsense” clarifying that “Mel Gibson was wonderful but it’s a load of lies. He never impregnated the French princess. It is a bollocks, that film”.

Based on Blind Harry’s epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace that dates back to the 15th century, Braveheart was indeed heavily criticized for a historical inaccuracy — mostly due to the fact that nobody was sure in the poem’s credibility either.

The movie itself initially follows Sir William Wallace, portrayed by Gibson, who eventually got to be the Scots’ leader in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I.

Despite all the criticism from historians and Brian Cox, Braveheart was a critical and commercial acclaim with more than $200 million of gross against the budget of around $70 million. The movie still holds a decent score of 76% from critics and 85% from the audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

Source: The Standard