Modern Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2000)

This film is a great movie that contains brilliant acting from all the stars (and surprisingly not just from Gibson), exceptional camerawork, and scenes so full of emotion makes this film, The Patriot, a film to be remembered. Even though one or two aspects of the movie were not exactly true (such as the exploding cannonballs), I believe it all had a purpose. Whether it was to bring more excitement during the great battle scenes or to show that these old wars that didn't involve guns and artillery were still as deadly as our more modern wars. Humour accompanies you throughout the film that ranges from cracking jokes about the French, or how Benjamin Martin (Gibson) plays along the British. A twist near the end of the movie shows just how much thought Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) put into his script. A round of applause for the Emmerich/Devlin team for making a movie that is actually good and doesn't involve aliens or giant lizards.***** out of ***** 9.5/10