PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Irishchatter I thought Lizzie Velasquez was absolutely amazing for telling her story about her condition to the whole world. This will make people aware of bullying happening everywhere you go. It just makes you feel angry that there are stupid people out there that think it's OK to cyber bully someone that never even met before. Seriously since the Internet and the mobile phone were invented, bullying got way out of control! I felt extremely hurt for Lizzie when a troll on YouTube just posted a sick video of her being called 'The Ugliest Woman in the World'. I would seriously would love to know who that was and get them onto to the documentary to make them see for themselves! I hope that person gets arrested and not be let onto the Internet. Unfortunately there's too many of them out there to sort out but it wouldn't be a harm for a little revenge.I would consider YouTube the worst website with a lot of cyber bullying involved. I think YouTube should really get their arses in gear and ban users that need to be banned. Especially whenever you make a comment on a video, any users can strike you immediately without you realising it! I think Lizzie is such an amazing little person and she is definitely way better then the people that bully her. If I was her, I would too put them aside and just realise life isn't always hunky dory, it's just some of us haven't grown up to be confident or cope with changes as human beings. So life is short, we just gotta do our best to live!
sriverany First I would like to start by saying that I found this film compelling and inspirational on many levels.Lizzie is a warrior on a personal mission to make a positive change in the world.Not an easy position to take on for anyone, but then we learn about her undiagnosed disease and how she was labeled the "Ugliest Girl in the world" By a YouTube.The comments on the video are the same we see on the poster, but thousands more. and yet through all the hardships, a Brave heart shines bright in this tiny body as she makes it her personal mission to make the world a better place.I learned from this film, cried and laughed a few times throughout and I think this has the potential to change peoples hearts.But only if they take their personal judgments and put them aside to listen to what she has to say.See it, share it, and maybe we can join her to make the world a little less mean.
ronvalderrama In today's world of social media, bullying can hit fast and hard. This film does an amazing job of telling the affects of bullying and how to turn it around. As someone who has started a company, I think the film also serves as an amazing motivator for people who dream big and go after their passion. Lizzy actually shows you a different way to measure success through her passion. I had the pleasure of meeting her at the premiere and she even took time to send my seven year old daughter a video message. Well worth watching.Ron Valderrama Founder, Stream Now TV
JustCuriosity A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story was extremely well-received in its hometown premiere at the Paramount Theatre at Austin's SXSW Film Festival. One can not help but be inspired by the struggle of someone like Lizzie Velasquez to overcome her disabilities and stand up for other kids who have been bullied. It is a remarkable journey and the film works fairly well as memoir of Lizzie's journey and a tribute to the love and devotion of her parents. Her personal story of overcoming adversity and her ability to turn her disability around and use it to help others as an activist is uplifting. It is also shameful that Republicans in the U.S. Congress have been blocking the passage of anti-bullying legislation in the name of small government and local control of schools. While Lizzie's story is deeply inspiring the film is a little slow and repetitive. It falls into an emerging genre of anti-bullying films such as Bully. It may be in part, because it is designed to tell the story to young people rather than adults. There are a lot of simplistic clichés that don't really get at the causes of bullying or explore why young people become bullies or how adults can interdict and prevent bullying. This would have strengthened the film considerably. In short, Lizzie's personal story is stronger than the film meant to tell her story.
