On the whole: exciting

Rating: 8/10 (19 July 2000)

Having seen "The Perfect Storm" last week, "The Patriot" was really a pleasure to see. There are weak moments but in general the film is really exciting to watch. The one scene where a cannonball seems to smash into the audience's face might have pleased the director but it doesn't really go with the rest of the film. What really surprises me, though, is that the rest of the world is always dished up this typical American stuff while the European stuff has to be Americanized first (like Somersby/The Return of Martin Guerre) to be digestible resp. of interest for them. Now what does this tell us about Americans I wonder!