The Patriot hits the mark

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2000)

The Patriot is just what America needs. A chance to feel good about ourselves. I remember the moments when we have felt best about being American; When JFK told us to ask what we could do for America, when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, when Ronald Reagan was President. I remember seeing Independence Day on opening day with my teenage son and we felt good about ourselves when we left. Well, this movie gives you a chance to feel good about being American. The membership roles for Daughters of the American Revolution should soar after this. After suffering the humiliation of a President who thinks less of his office than most of us do, a foreign policy that is so distorted, the morale of our Armed Forces is at rock bottom. With elections in the near future, we need something to restore our hope - hope that America can re-take its rightful place in the world - hope that we can be proud to be American again. A movie like that doesn't happen very often. I'm glad it finally did. Highest recommendation.