This movie could have been called Lethal Weapon 5

Rating: Null/10 (30 June 2000)

Well, after coming off Braveheart in 1995 giving pretty good reference to history for Sir William Wallace, can Mel do it again? No, now I have to say that I do enjoy Most of Gibson's films, and I didn't hate this one at all, but it if it were a term paper handed in to the college profesor for grading, it would be around 79-82%. SPOILER ALERT First, this movie like most movies had started out great with solid potential. The first gun battle was impressive. Then, it had lingering unexplained plots started, numerous cliches, un-funny drgged on comedy not to mention very predictable scenes (black slave fighting for his country after his 12 months are up, hmm who wouldv'e guessed). What was so funny about the ink in the mouth, that was not funny and that was drug on too long. Oh, also, cannonballs bouncing on the grass like bowling balls visible to the eye taking off legs like swords was kind of out there. Plus, the cannons used throghout the war scenes appeared to me that they were just thrown in the scence for realism, when hardly any ever hit targets. Did anyone else find it funny that the entire contenintal army relied on Mel Gibson leading them. This movie could have used a bigger budget to help portray more of the history of the war and not such a lethal weapon drama ( Villain p***es off Mel Gibson by messing with his family, Mel Gibson gives him his in the end by avenging his son's death with final fight scene with head butts and everything! hmmmmm, sound like any Lethal Weapons you guys know?) Also, what's with him not crying over his first son's death, but we get so teary eyed over his second's son death? What was with his young daughter not talking and hating him, then wanting him not to go back to war? What was the movie doing there? Also, when he was melting those toy soilders for bullets, that fire was pretty weak for melting metal that fast, maybe I was the only one to notice that. But, I will give this movie credit for trying to see it's point, but it could have been done better.