Veteran of the French-Indian war and father of 7 is drawn into the independence war against his will.

Rating: 8/10 (11 May 2001)

When I first saw the trailer, I wanted to see this movie. When I read the comments on IMDB I became more and more sceptical. But in the end I did decide to get in on DVD and boy, was I surprised.
I think this is a great movie. In comparison to Braveheart I never got the feeling that the story slowed down anywhere. It kept a really good pace (except for the beach scenes). Throughout the movie you keep wondering what will happen next.
Although the film was about American Nationalism or Patriotism. It was never getting in the way of the story (like mentioned in other comments). Unlike in Independence Day, where they over did it quite a bit (still a great movie though).
You won't be disappointed about this movie. Go out and see it. Check out the DVD version too, cause it has some nice features, including a film showing how historical facts were implemented in this movie. Colonel William Tavington for instance was actually based on a real English Officer.