People lay off the harshness of the rhetoric

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2006)

Jeez,...this is JUST a movie people. Judge the movie on its own merits, please. Several comments for this movie are more comments about America versus being reviews of the film.
Yes, as an American History teacher I know the film, in some ways, is highly inaccurate. The British are portrayed as devils, of sorts, as they behaved in ways that NEVER would have been condoned by anyone. In this regard, this is a VERY flawed film. But, remember this is Hollywood and the film is meant as entertainment. And, apart from the ridiculous way the British are portrayed, the film is about the most accurate account of the war to date. The style of fighting, excellent acting, beautiful music, location shots and showing the mixed attitudes of the Colonists towards the war earn high marks for the film. This is sort of an Americanized version of Braveheart.