As a recovering addict, he is not as able-bodied as other crew members, and there is an amusing moment when he gets himself left far behind others during their training time. Of course, things are not so easy for McDonough at first. Although he recently hit another bottom, McDonough becomes more serious when he comes to learn about his ex-girlfriend’s pregnancy, and he sincerely wants to be better than his absent father. He is Brendan McDonough (Miles Teller), and it is apparent right from his very first scene that he has been an addict loser, but Marsh recognizes that McDonough is really determined to do something for his life. While Marsh’s crew is about to get evaluated thanks to the help from his boss Duane Steinbrink (Jeff Bridges, who looks less shaggy than usual), there comes a young man who wants to join the crew. Despite their considerable experience with wildland fires, they have often been put aside whenever an interagency hotshot crew (IHC) comes, and Superintendent Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) is determined to get his crew evaluated and then certified as a hotshot crew someday. The movie indeed is your typical human drama based on a real-life story, but it is engaging nonetheless thanks to its earnest storytelling and solid performances, and it also gives us a number of impressive moments as its brave good characters try their best in their dangerous and difficult work.īased on Sean Flynn’s GQ article “No Exit”, the movie is mainly about a crew of wildland firefighters in the municipal fire department for the city of Prescott, Arizona, and its first act focuses on their collective efforts for advancing their status.
While thoroughly conventional in many aspects, “Only the Brave” works better than expected.
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