Deja vu!

Rating: 4/10 (29 March 2003)

I had a serious deja vu feeling when I was watching this film. That expression on Gibson's face, where did I see that before. Of course! Braveheart! This is definitely a complete rip-off of Braveheart. The proof is overwhelming: it has the exact same "freedom" topic, it features some miraculous victories against overwhelming odds, it features the same facial expressions of Gibson, and again the English are the bad guys. Here, however it's much more questionable. Were the English really that brutal? And it just doesn't become clear why we should favor Gibson. He kills people virtually at random. He makes a complete fool out of himself, playing some sort of Rambo in the woods. I mean: "Before this war is over, I'll kill you." Haven't we heard stuff like this before. This film is below average and inferior to Braveheart in every respect. The scenery is less fascinating, the characters are less fascinating, the storyline, the music, ah, well, I rest my case.