Brave Heart.......hardly

Rating: 3/10 (1 December 2000)

SPOILER ALERT This movie was mediocre at best. If you have not seen it be warned, I may spoil the movie for you. The script was quite cheesy in my opinion. The "it's a free country" line made me want to turn off the tape, and return it to the video store. The movie also failed to show what the Colonists were up against, the English war machine. Also historical figures were mentioned, but never portrayed in the film. The accent could have also been a little more historical. The actors were devoid of any accent, which is laughable. Why would France only send one military official to train a small band of militia? The main character only became a "Patriot", when his son was murdered by an English soldier well into the war. The true Patriots of America were involved in the war effort before it became personal. The main character was not a true Patriot, but a man bent on revenge. The only time he embraced the American flag was when he recovered a battered flag from his eldest son after he had been killed. The flag meant nothing to him, except that it was his sons flag. I was hoping for an accurate historical representation, but Hollywood bastardized our great revolt against England.