Braveheart 1776

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2000)

Take your wife if you go. I did, and she enjoyed it more than she thought she would. However, I enjoyed it less than I thought I would. I enjoyed the battle scenes and as far as I know they seemed pretty realistic (except for the silly hand-to-hand fight near the end). I didn't think the story had much new to offer -- basically the movie was a combination of SHENANDOAH (with Jimmy Stewart) and BRAVEHEART with a little bit of STAR WARS thrown in (when the girl gave the little patriotism speech in the church I leaned over to Cindy and said "Help me, Obi Wan Kanobi..."). Overall, I would have preferred a little less of Mel Gibson and his personal issues and a little more of the American history.