quite accurate

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2005)

I have studied the career and life of George S Patton for some time and the film, as far as typical Hollywood fare goes is quite accurate.
George S Patton was flamboyant, eccentric but intelligent. He overcame dyslexia to become one of the wealthiest commanders in WW II. He was ambitious and intolerant of laziness and low character.
the ongoing rivalry between the various allied commanders depicted in the movie is spot on. its part of what makes a successful military career.
for all his faults, Patton captured and killed more German soldiers and liberated the most occupied territory of any of the commanders. and then the Bastogne situation was a defining moment.
George S Patton despite his abrasive nature was very compassionate. He is the only senior military leader anywhere who I ever saw on film weeping over the loss of those under his command. His approach to war was to fight hard and very aggressively in order to get it over with as quickly as possible. well it worked. if he had been given more leeway WW II in Europe would have finished 4 months earlier and eastern Europe would not have fallen into the soviet realm.
watch the movie.