Instead of creating a feel-good film, Depp directed a deeply depressing, emotive and powerful drama that deserves much more acclaim and attention. The film's depiction of the American Indian community is unflinching. It's admirably unconventional and gripping, with a brutal sense of reality permeating every scene. (Why couldn't this instead happen to a more deserving title, such as that dreadful teen sex romp Private Resort? That's a Johnny Depp film that deserves to be removed from existence and get buried for eternity.)īy no means is The Brave a masterpiece, but it's a poetic and expressionistic film that marks a very important entry to the résumé of Johnny Depp.
Now you'll only find the DVD floating around on eBay or other online stores if you're lucky. It was released on DVD, but limited copies were distributed. One will unquestionably find it taxing to unearth a copy of this film. Not many people are even aware of the film's existence, except for die-hard film buffs and epicentres of Depp devotion. Some people even exclude the film from the résumés of Depp and Marlon Brando. To this day the film has been buried and forgotten. This criticism profoundly disheartened Depp, who was so upset he refused to have The Brave released in the US. Depp's film was subsequently panned severely by critics. The actor had directed, co-written and starred in The Brave, but his efforts were hardly rewarded when he presented the film to audiences at Cannes. The Cannes Film Festival of 1997 was a devastating period for Johnny Depp. "The final measure of bravery is to stand up to death."
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