Overrated

Rating: Null/10 (13 June 2004)

Not good. Mel Gibson just itches for an excuse to act in bloody, violent movies (such as Patriot) and this one is no exception. A heavy historical drama falls short with its shallow characters, macho Wallace and predictable, boring battle scenes. For some reason I kept thinking "Highlander" and "Conan the barbarian", which were much simpler, yet tremendously more enjoyable movies. If "Patriot" is your thing, you might probably enjoy this one; otherwise see Mad Max, Lethal Weapon and Payback instead.