jamiemgreen Ignore the bad reviews for this film. Yes, this film may be historically inaccurate in some way. But this is a masterpiece, one of the best films I have ever seen! Watch it! You will not be disappointed.

marjoriedubus Firstly, the actors are invested, particulary Mel Gibson who proves ones again that it is a talented actor.Then, this film tells a war trough the story of a family, which makes it more touching and rich in emotions. We focus a lot on the characters, even if some twists, about family, friends, soldiers or even slaves make it tragic. Indeed, as the film happens during a war, there are a lot of fights and so many deaths. The film shows us a human side in terms of solidarity but also of treason. This film is moralistic because it shows us all aspects of a war (horrors, deaths, material damage ...) but also the hope that remains and the courage present all the time.To conclude I think this movie is a masterpiece in all aspects of a war movie.

cinemajesty Movie Review: "The Patriot" (2000)After struggling from misfortunes in interpreting Japanese legendary city-havoking monster "Godzilla" (1998), director Roland Emmerich delivers one of his best works on U.S. American soil, retrieving major Hollywood budget striking "Independence-War" striking sequences of family-avenging Benjamin Martin, with star-powering portrayal by Mel Gibson, giving up and coming actor Heath Ledger (1979-2008) a lift to an exceptional racing career, when a further 160-Minute-Editorial by David Brenner delivers to commissioning Hollywood Studio Columbia Picture a hit movie of Summer 2000 featuring an all-time surrounding career-prevailing cast from Tchéky Karyo as advising character Villeneuve to Jason Isaacs' viscious as mesmerizing nemesis role of British Colonel Tavington to towering Tom Wilkinson and Chris Cooper that even non-American audiences must admit that motion picture of arts and science know no nationalities, frontiers or borders of any kind to bring mutually-shared movie theatre entertainment to the people.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

Leofwine_draca Mel Gibson's second stab at fighting the British follows on the success of BRAVEHEART for a historical epic that feels both similar and different to the Scots blockbuster. Once again, Gibson plays a family man who has no interest in war and fighting who faces personal loss and turns into a vengeance-fuelled fighter determined to make the enemy pay for their actions. THE PATRIOT doesn't have the scope, drive or excellent scenery of BRAVEHEART, but it is still a very well made movie. Despite the three hour running time the story is never less than engaging and the focus on an individual family (with the War of Independence as the background) makes it more than watchable.I watched this on my Blu-ray player and was struck by the quality of the visuals and the excellent scope of the battle sequences. While not particularly gory, the bouts seem brutal and realistic, with the kind of money behind them to make them feel authentic (something the low-budget SHARPE adventures that ITV made could never achieve). Still, this isn't really an action or war film per se, and for the most part we stick with Gibson and either his family members or his men (there's a Robin Hood feel to the militia as they hide out in the swamps from the enemy).One of the things that makes it so watchable is Gibson himself, reaching new levels of emotion as the guy struggling with overwhelming loss and his desire for revenge. He's backed up by a stalwart cast, with fine turns from Chris Cooper, Joely Richardson, Tcheky Karyo, and Rene Auberjonois as his allies and Tom Wilkinson and Jason Isaacs as the dastardly British. To be, the script isn't perfect, and historical accuracy is low on the list of priorities (the church burning never happened – at least in this war – while Benjamin Martin was far from the clean-cut good guy he's made out to be here). Nevertheless this is director Roland Emmerich's most mature and accomplished film, an old-fashioned war epic full of entertainment.