A solid 7

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2000)

I read the news paper review in the Winnipeg Free Press, and the guy chopped the movie down. I decided to take my wife out anyways, because the reporter started to run anti American diatribe and would hate the movie regardless. The journalist should learn some professionalism, because the movie was not that bad. I gave it a solid 7 and I would probably have to see it a second time to pick up details I missed the first time, and probably like the movie even more. Gibson is such a good actor, his accent helps in this film to give it realism. Gibson is the type of actor whos physical gestures can really make a seen. It has great villains, family, revenge, and historical perspective that makes the movie believable. The comeback of the historical epic is a nice change from your by the numbers, humdrum, action flicks. This film will shock you, inspire you, and make you laugh. My wife cried during one of the scenes, and if a movie can do that to a person, I think its worth the $8.50.