Worth The Watch

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2020)

I like this film. It is directed by Roland Emmerich. Mel Gibson & fellow Australian Heath Ledger are realistic as father and son. This is the film which turnedill-fated Ledger into a heart-throb. Even a very young Logan Lerman plays one of Gibson's sons. Jason Isaacs is perfectly cast as the primary antagonist. He has made a career of playing "the bad guy". Tom Wikinson, Adam Baldwin and Chris Cooper round out the powerful cast. There is truly outstanding cinematography by Caleb Deschsnel which is accompanied by the excellent soundtrack by John Williams. However, it tends to be more dramatic & romantic, as opposed to realistic. Personally, I prefer the outstanding film "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992) led by Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe Russell Means, Eric Schweig, & Jodhi May. It is superbly directed by Michael Mann. Regardless, "The Patriot" is still a great watch & well worth the time. A solid 8 in my book.