A great story

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2005)

This is one of my personal favorites, if not my very favorite. Even though it's very long, I was captivated throughout the entire film. The plot drags you in, the fight scenes are great, and the acting is as good as you'll find. The movie evokes your passion and grabs your emotions.
That being said, I feel sorry for all the "history buffs" who are appalled at this movie and cannot appreciate it for what it is. It's just a story. But instead they rail on it for historical Inaccuracies and label Mel Gibson as a racist. I'm not sure if that means that all war films are meant to be racist or something along those lines, but not all historical movies are meant to be history channel specials. A movie is made for entertainment, and it shouldn't be a huge deal if history is tweaked a tad. If the movie really grabs someone and makes then want to know more about the story, that's the history channel's cue.
So give this film a chance to entertain you and appreciate the story for what it is: a story. Enjoy.