The Patriot
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
July 27, 1980 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
1 June 1940, New York City, New York, USA
18 August 1987, Tucson, Arizona, USA
17 January 1965, Emerson, New Jersey, USA
5 February 1948, Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
January 26, 2013
has its moments
September 12, 2007
While his hero is conscience-stricken about killing, Emmerich sure enjoys serving it up in generous helpings.
August 09, 2001
A grand yarn with a sense of the weight of history and an awareness that the winners are often those who have lost the most.
July 14, 2004
Often melodramatic and manipulative but it is solid, involving filmmaking so one willingly takes the ride it offers.
January 01, 2000
I enjoyed the strength and conviction of Gibson's performance, the sweep of the battle scenes, and the absurdity of the British caricatures.
March 22, 2002
Make no mistake about it: The Patriot is a cartoon, even if it does have real people playing the parts.
January 01, 2000
As long as it stays on the battlefield, The Patriot is a brutishly compelling broad-canvas entertainment.
May 10, 2001
Deserves a salute as the first Hollywood epic about the American Revolution to successfully blend ferocity and feeling.
December 28, 2010
Many graphic battle scenes, not for all teens.
June 18, 2002
Emmerich's battle scenes may look authentic to anyone who has ever stared hard at a history book, but in every other way the film is long, empty and bogus.
January 29, 2005
Bloody, overlong and straining for significance ...
