Hollywood at its worst

Rating: 1/10 (4 May 2001)

I went into the movie theater without knowing that the director of "The Patriot" was Roland Emmerich. I wish I only knew... now I wouldn't feel bad for giving my money to this kind of movie.
"The Patriot" is, by all accounts, Roland Emmerich's worst film. And I have seen Godzilla, Independence Day, and the decent Stargate... well ok, almost decent.
Seriously, Emmerich is a hack, and it's depressing to see that his movies still make money despite getting worse and worse. Not that this movie is bad in every way... there is a pretty good photography, although nothing stunning. That's about it. The rest is typical Emmerich: silly dialog (delivered in "grand" fashion with such lines as "...we must fight with honor!"), negation of a realistic storyline, and not a bit of respect for any other Country apart from mighty USA.
2/10