Watching Merida, the only thing I could think is that her parents indulged her too much. Okay, there's a fine line but, for the most part, Disney has managed to stay on the right side of it. Another issue is that the lead character, the wild, arrow-shooting, red-headed Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) is more of a brat than a spunky, strong-willed girl. The lack of both a romantic element and a real villain is only part of the problem. The end result is something that feels like it was put together from a jumble of Disney clichés tacked onto the skeleton of Beauty and the Beast. The pacing is slow and at times almost tedious. The tone is uneven and more often morose than joyful. The thinly-written storyline takes us on an adventure, to be sure, but not necessarily one viewers will be interested in taking. Looking deeper, however, there's something missing: narrative momentum. Most of the elements are in place: the plucky heroine, the faithful animal companion, a mysterious wizard, and a character-building journey. At first glance, Brave seems much like an old-fashioned animated Disney princess film done using new-fangled technology.
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