Great Depiction of an Ugly Time

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2007)

This film could very easily be misunderstood. It does depict, irrefutably, a very dark time in American History and I believe it achieves its purpose, quite satisfactorily. Whenever a Hollywood production is released, there must be drama, a protagonist as well as an antagonist, a hero and a villain. It must be a spectacular rendition of the story it tells and to remove the spectacle is to gamble with the Box Office returns. Benjamin Martin (M. Gibson) may be depicted as a "larger than life" figure, but isn't that the whole point of making a film, to elicit some emotion? As far as exaggeration is concerned, according to a previous review of the "rescue" scene, the reviewer seems to be the only one exaggerating. It is not a "company" of men, not even a platoon, more like a couple of squads, so when a review is being submitted, at least have the foresight and respect to get the facts straight. This is a great film and very inspirational besides.