Fires rage in `Only the Brave,` but cliches pour cold water on the real-life drama
(LA Times Movies)

There is something about Hollywood that loves a fire. From 1903`s `Life of an American Fireman` to the burning of Atlanta in `Gone With the Wind` to more contemporary epics like `Backdraft` and `The Towering Inferno,` setting things ablaze has always seemed a sure way to an audience`s heart. What...