Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong!!!

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2001)

This film suffers from a bad case of revisionist history. It really works well on a popcorny kind of rah rah way, but fails to really enlighten people in any way shape or form. I especially detested the way the issue of racism was dealt. A majority of the main characters never displayed any racist attitudes which I find completely insane to accept. I realize that doing so would have taken away from the "feel good" nature of the film, but should a film about war be a "feel good" film anyhow? If your looking to see a truer picture of early America go see Ang Lee's "Ride with the devil." It's actually based on the civil war instead of the revolutionary war, but it has more ethical bite to it than "The Patriot."