Very Good

Rating: 9/10 (26 January 2001)

I own few films, but this is one of them. George C. Scott is absolutely perfect in this role. In my opinion, it is the best performance of his life. The film focuses on Gen. George S. Patton during WWII in Africa and Europe. There are enough combat scenes in the film to allow it to be called a war movie, but it is actually a biography. Patton was brilliant as a General and very eccentric and complex as a man. He was glorified and vilified, reshipped and abhorred. He was a natural warrior and Scott is able to convince the audience that HE is Patton. He convinced me, anyway! There is an excellent supporting cast, led by Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley. The film takes the viewer through all of General Patton's actions in WWII and is quite long. However, the story is fascinating and does not seem long at all. It is well-written, honest, and well-executed on film. It's destined to be one of the great ones!