Braveheart; now this? What's next? Blame England for WW2?

Rating: 1/10 (30 October 2000)

First I'll say the costumes and some of the battle scenes' choreography are the only good things about this. I was so disappointed in The Patriot. I wanted it to be a classic but it is simply awful. Mel Gibson, you should have known better than to have anything to do with this overly long, depressing dud.
Shame on the screenwriters for playing fast and loose with so many historical facts. Of course judging by the release of U571, Hollywood film writers see fit to rewrite history any way possible.
Shame on the screenwriters for this strictly by-the-numbers story. The bad guy is written so over-the-top evil, it's beyond laughable. We deserve better than this turkey. It is so bad, it makes The Postman look like Masterpiece Theatre.
I got the impression the producers couldn't decide if this was supposed to be a drama, action, or some historical documentary. The story focus bounces all over the place. I imagined the writers had a good idea originally for a decent romance story set in 1776 but then somehow decided to turn it into a gratuitously violent anti-war, anti-British cartoon.
Save your money and your precious time and rent Braveheart instead.