overshadow by braveheart release the same year and the two costume drama beg comparison . i admit my bias against mel gibson and yet i maintain a rational preference for rob roy . both braveheart and rob roy compellingly depict scot history in bloody and romantic fashion . braveheart be an epic paean to individual honor and courage and a fine revenge fantasy . it also melodramatic and anachronistic and maudlin . note it cornball usage of slow motion filming . it violence be both ugly and glorious . it be the latter quality which make it more appeal to the adolescent mindset . while braveheart surpasses rob roy in sheer level of carnage ( not to mention it indulgent run time ) and the latter film be ultimately more mature and satisfy . it action be more understated and yet more surprising and clever . it sex be less showy and yet more erotic . rob roy also have a good realize romantic interest . it dialog attempt to approximate the poetry of the period . it rotted teeth in the mouth of the actor attempt to approximate the dentistry of the era . and tim roth be a superlative villain . also recommend represent the last of the mohican and the patriot . you may find the latter more akin to braveheart with it emphasis on blood lust and with the former more similar to rob roy in tone . all the of the aforementioned movie merit their r rating for violence .