Dramatic

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2000)

I don't like violence, and this movie had lots of it and some gruesome scenes, but the story was more than just about a war, it was about a family, individual lives of very human people who fought for their country. I don't think all the British were so brutal during the war, and I can see why some people would be offended at the portrayal of the cruel Tavington and other British. There were cruel people on both sides of the war, I'm sure (Tavington was the most cruel in the movie, though).
Overall, I thought the movie was very dramatic and riveting, with good acting and suspenseful moments and emotional moments (yes, I was crying). It would have been even more emotional (and too gruesome) seeing it on a big screen. I wouldn't recommend it to young children.
The little girls on the movie were cute. The young girl who played Susan was a good actress, and the scene where she finally cried "Papa!" and ran to him was very emotional.
It's a powerful movie, showing war in all it's awful reality and the families that were separated by it.