Brolin sells 'Supe' as a seasoned and salty veteran with an intimate knowledge of everything a fire can do, while Teller arguably gets the most substantial single arc in the film as he carries McDonough from a burned out drug addict to a well-respected member of the Prescott community. From top to bottom, pretty much every member of the core ensemble delivers a relatable and compelling performance that the audience can latch onto, but Josh Brolin's Eric Marsh and Miles Teller's Brendan McDonough are the emotional cores of the piece. While a lesser film would opt to get straight into the action, there's a commendable amount of restraint on display here as we just get to know who we're rooting for in this story.īecause of this intentionally simplistic approach to Only the Brave's style, the performances do most of the heavy lifting. Coming in at two hours and thirteen minutes in length, Only the Brave takes its time and allows us to just hang out with many of these characters - forging relationships that will matter when these brothers step into danger. That said, Joseph Kosinksi wisely opts to avoid Yarnell as the primary focus of the story. If you know the story that inspires Only the Brave, then you see the film is building to heartbreak for some of these characters. As the film progresses, we follow Brendan as he trains with the Hotshots and grows to become accepted as part of their family - until they one day receive a call to battle a seemingly untamable fire. Meanwhile, we're also introduced to Brendan McDonough (Miles Teller), a young drug addict forced to turn his life around. Opening on Prescott, Arizona firefighter Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin), the film focuses on him and his crew as they train to become 'Hotshots,' essentially the best of the best in the world of firefighters. Framed almost like a war movie, Only the Brave instantly introduces us to the relationship these men have with fire.

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