Revisionist, Hollywood-ized piece of garbage

Rating: 4/10 (5 November 2000)

Visually pleasant but... Predictable and palid plot. Goofy dialog. Cookie-cutter characters. Comic book version of American History. (and I'm NOT talking Classics Illustrated) If you liked Titanic you will most likely like this.
I must admit I am offended at the number of foreigners who believe this film to be representative of American feelings about American history. (just an example of the power of Hollywood, I guess)
First, this is a HOLLYWOOD film. Hollywood is make-believe and mostly detached from normal American life. It might as well be its' own country since it rarely has to deal with the reality of American life.
Second, the director and many of the main actors are NOT EVEN AMERICAN! Roland Emmerich was born and raised in Germany. Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger are Australian. Joel Isaacs (the EVIL BRIT) is... ummm... a BRIT!