Excellent Movie - must see.

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2000)

The Patriot was an excellent movie - a must see. However, I was surprised to see young children brought it by parents. There were many violent scenes (not as bad as Saving Private Ryan, but close), but it was a well-written, well-casted movie.
I was amazed - no, shocked, that many IMDb members slammed this movie for being politically incorrect and/or historically incorrect. I would say that the vast majority of us go to movies for ENTERTAINMENT purposes. "Gone With The Wind", one of the best movies ever made, was based on the Civil War, but it was not a documentary! "The Patriot" works along the same lines.
WARNING: SPOILERS! One user mentioned that the church scene was not historically correct. So what! It worked in to the storyline created by the writers. We all know that Mel Gibson's character, family, town, etc. were fiction, and that's why we enjoyed the movie. Want the truth? Watch The History Channel.
Want an incredible 2.5 hrs.? See The Patriot.