Some have taken umbrage with minor details, particularly chronology and supporting characters, but director Joseph Kosinski has created a hyper-realistic homage, even going so far as to film actual wildfires in New Mexico.

Only the Brave is a literal title, honoring those who have been part of The Granite Mountain Hotshots. Teaching a char broiled 500lb bear to stop drop and roll, however, is about as difficult as convincing the hard-charging firefighters in Only the Brave to cease their addictive albeit potentially deadly profession. Conversely, it could be running towards more danger, as the increased oxygen fans the flames. On one hand, it could be representative of escaping from certain danger. The intent of a flaming grizzly sprinting straight at you can be multi-faceted. Only the Brave may have delivered a rival to such a spectacle. Josh Brolin and Miles Teller co-star.Photo Credit: Only the Brave/Columbia Pictures Image Acquired from EPK.tv It’s difficult to imagine anything more terrifying and shockingly beautiful than a bear completely ablaze running out of the forest. There's also some drinking, a brief moment of nonsexual male partial nudity (bare bottoms), and a romantic (but not graphic) bathtub scene. Drug use is a plot element - characters work hard to overcome addiction, and drug use is clearly frowned upon - and what looks like crack is smoked in one scene.

Characters swear fairly frequently (including a couple uses of 'f-k,' 's-t,' 'ass,' and more) and talk roughly but non-graphically about sex they also rip into each other for fun. There's also a snake bite and a couple of fights. The main concern for younger viewers is the peril of the fast-moving fires, but though there are deaths, they're not shown on-screen. Parents need to know that Only the Brave is an intense but uneven drama about the real-life Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters from Arizona who faced a deadly wildfire in June 2013, demonstrating courage, perseverance, and teamwork in the process.

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