I guess Patriot is Latin for "British will whine"

Rating: Null/10 (21 July 2000)

I saw this movie and loved it. All of the performances were excellent and I left the movie (even more) proud to be an American. The battle scenes were exciting and well-filmed and I really cared about all of the main characters because enough time was appropriately devoted to develop them. The Patriot is a long movie, so do not go if you are not willing to spend three hours at the theater.
I wanted to post a detailed critique of this movie, but after hearing the Brits whine on this board and in the media in general, I had to let loose. Now this may damage those of you with fragile minds, but here goes: THIS MOVIE IS FICTION! Quit whining about the historical inaccuracies - THIS MOVIE IS FICTION! If you want historical accuracy then go to the reference section of your local library. Quit whining about how the British are portrayed - THIS MOVIE IS FICTION! I get the feeling that our long-lost brethren across the Atlantic still haven't accepted their defeat in the Revolutionary War and are still embarrassed that their former imperial subjects had to bail them out of two world wars. And another thing, stop whining about the lack of British representation in Saving Private Ryan, that was a movie about the American experience in a very small part of France on and after D-Day.
I hope this will make it past the IMDB editors. This is their web site, so they can do what they want. I can use my freedom of speech and they can use their freedom of association. That Revolutionary War was something wasn't it?