Leading performance was excellent.

Rating: Null/10 (15 May 2001)

Despite the dispicable things that Patton did and the ways he went about them I found myself half understanding why, and George C. Scott more than just plays out the role, he really makes every piece credible, I have never before seen someone convincingly talk about being a re-incarnation, it half left you wondering a bit with his description of the time and saying he could smell the battle, I would guess the dialogue was approximated from the testimony of the man with him.
The movies attention to detail and conciderations on political, moral and war opinions make you wonder about every other great wartime hero. Many must have had faults some possibly even as bad or worse than Patton's but because some of his surfaced at the right times to make a big splash controversially this man got blown up into one of the most notorious leaders in history. At the point where he whacked the private over the head and cursed him I was wishing it was him to eat a bullet for his behaviour.
There is nothing really to rate this down, entertainment value is not high but if it was it would detract from the films importance. It's one of the most enduring and informative biographies. To people not interested in the topic you may not sit this one through but for film watchers or people interested in wartime leadership or American history I highly recommend it.