All time great

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2005)

The Patriot is an emotional, action epic. Mel Gibson takes on the role of a war hero and a father in a great performance. His acting really gets you into the movie. Heath Ledger as Gabriel, also does very well. Gabriel is passionate about war and fighting for freedom and 'staying the course' for the cause. The whole movie has a whole lot of different features put into one amazing film. It tells of a fight for freedom, revenge and families under threat. It shows passion and emotion exactly how I would imagine the American Revolution would be. Jason Isaacs who plays Colonel Tavington is a very good villain. Like Gibson, he is so into the character that you almost believe that's who he is. Tom Wilkinson also does a very good job. Even though he isn't the bad guy because it was a fight for land he portrays the mean spirit in a General that just makes you want to hate him! Some parts just make you wanna cry, because as I said, it's a very emotional film but it really is what it is, a story about patriotism. It might be too much blood for some people, but the reality of it is that that's what really happened. Wars were not nice things, and I really enjoyed the movie and how realistic they made it. This is one of my favorite's movies, it's legendary and it's a classic.