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  Review by SnowboardJunkie ★★★½

  A valiant retelling of one courageous woman’s journey to tell the Bully that she would not take one more step backwards. Or be swayed by the monster’s fearful influence. And better yet, that she would offer a remedy by choosing to forgive the cowardly masses regardless of their choices. Im sure this is a stylistic choice but overall it has a bit of a fluffy feel to it. Just as we are starting to connect with this young lady and the deep heartache she has experienced in her life it turns on a dime with very little “growth” if you will. That’s probably my only real issue with it. But it’s a big one, because I believe it’s impact on…

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  Review by Anny ★★½

  What a beautiful woman.

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  Review by Eddie Ryan ★★★

  Very compassionate story. I feel the film itself was pretty uneven with telling her story but her story is incredible

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  Review by nthnmartin ★★★

  A sweet documentary that's less about bullying and more about forgiveness and overcoming. A Brave Heart focuses on the personal strength and integrity of a young woman who returns hate and mockery with love and kindness and a joyful outlook on life. Although most of the time it feels like a giant puff piece for the internet sensation, A Brave Heart isn't without its merits. It's a great morality story for middle and high schools not just for the "anti-bullying" movement, but to highlight the virtue of kindness and gentleness. All that being said, it's a pretty weak documentary in terms of investigating a subject. About 30 minutes in, you've seen all you need to, and it just feels like it drags on too long.

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  Review by ritzykun ★★★★

  She is so gorgeous, I really hate today's society of mean people if someone looks "different". Watching this brought me back to when I was bullied in school all through highschool. She has so much strength. ❤️

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  Review by Ruben Quiroga Kanahuaty ★★★

  It lacks the inspiration that its subject has. I didn't see the joy.

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  Review by Andre Cadieux ★★½

  This documentary is supposed to be an inspirational story about a woman's fight to stop bullying. When the definition of bullying is reduced to mere insulting, the film loses it's power.

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  Review by Jason Bailey ★★★

  The title and treacly music that open this documentary are off-puttingly on-the-nose, but stick with it, because it’s a remarkable story: Velasquez is a young woman with an unknown disorder that caused difficulty gaining weight, a childhood spent in and out of hospitals, and a lifetime spent dealing with being an outsider. At 17, she was the unwilling star of a YouTube video called “THE WORLD’S UGLIEST WOMAN” that changed her life; its horrid title and loathsome comments (and seriously, why do they blur these people’s handles, let’s name and shame them) could’ve destroyed the best of us, but Velasquez, remarkably, used the same online video service that tore her down to build herself back up. Funny and kind and almost uncomfortably candid, it’s a story of triumph over adversity that’s both powerful and upsetting.