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The Patriot on DVD (2000)
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What has Mel Gibson got against the English? Five years after his Scottish epic Braveheart, he repeats his anti-English stance in this action drama, set during the American War of Independence. Mel plays Benjamin Martin, a farmer living peacefully in South Carolina who, along with his gung-ho son Gabriel (Heath Ledger), comes out fighting against the English army. The battle scenes are ferociously well-staged, but some may baulk at the almost pantomimic villainy of Jason Isaacs's cruel Colonel Tavington and the historically inaccurate atrocities he is seen to commit. Premiere "...Who can deny a movie that features enough bloody fights, burning houses, and grandiloquent speeches to fill three sequels to GONE WITH THE WIND?..." -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental
Simple-minded and inaccurate history, in which Gibson does his familiar Mad Max turn, as an out-of-control action hero; but the movie, though overlong, has a commendable energy and verve. Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
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