Gibson got $25 million for this???

Rating: Null/10 (14 April 2004)

"The Patriot" is a mediocre movie with a predictable plot. It's beautifully shot, but were everyone's teeth that good during the Revolutionary war? I suppose this movie will go down in history as the first one where the star got $25,000,000 for making the film.
I was a little shocked at how cardboard-thin all of the characters were, and how corny and ultra-predictable the ending was. Gibson has done some great roles, but this is not one of them. He did it for the money folks! Let's face it, this whole movie was made for the money. There is not an artistic bone in this movie's body. The seen where the Redcoats lock up the inhabitants of a small town in the town's church, and then burn the church down with everyone inside, was so over-the-top that instead of being a horrific scene, it just made me go "Yeah right, like that REALLY happened. What next, are the Brits going to kill all of the first born males?" Don't waste your time with this garbage.