Okay, you have to see it!

Rating: Null/10 (30 June 2000)

Alright, I'm 16, and I live in Charleston. My friends and I all agree, Charleston can be pretty boring, you know, compared to California or New York or something, but I can't imagine living anywhere else. The best place to go, with a date, with friends, parents, or even by yourself (but its kinda dangerous at night) is Downtown Charleston. My grandmother worked at the Downtown market on weekends selling crafts and such when I was a child, and to me that IS the south. I'd always hear stories about the wars fought here, but I never thought to deeply about it. I have been to all of the historic places, Charles Town Landing, Fort Sumter and Moultrie, all of the old Plantation Homes. Hell, I lived on a plantation 2 weeks out of every summer since I was 10. It comes with the territory. But I didn't quite pay attention to the history of my home until this movie. I just completed 11th grade, and a course in American History. I sat there watching the movie, saying to my friends "Yeah, that's Cornwallis, we learned about him in class. Yeah, you know that the Declaration was signed in Philadelphia. The English thought it would be an easy war. They pranced around with their drums and flutes, so we knew when they were coming. They thought we couldn't hold a good Army, but we were vicious. Gen. Washington's biggest accomplishment was holding together that Army." I was terrible! But I remembered all of that, and I know I won't forget it. Anyway, its a great movie. And Heath Ledger is so talented. I'm glad that he did this film, because now he will be taken as a serious actor and not just a hot guy with a sexy accent. Yay, Heath!