Best Film of the Year

Rating: 10/10 (21 June 2000)

The Patriot brilliantly portrays true patriotism: the love of ideals, not just the "patriotism" of the reflexive, mindless masses. The film makers accurately and passionately detail the British atrocities of the American Revolutionary War, and thus by implication comment on the wickedness of hundreds of years British colonialism, imperialism and racism worldwide. Richly drawn characters, an outstanding script and inspired acting and direction cap off this beautiful, inspired, epic film.