I like it.

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2012)

Mel Gibson plays Benjamin Martin, a widower farmer and veteran of the French-and-Indian Wars. He doesn't want to fight in the Revolutionary War until a British soldier (Jason Issacs) kills one of his children and he changes his mind.
Good actors (like Mel, Heath Ledger, Jason Issacs, etc), the characters in a film set in the 1770s were pretty good, the firefight/battle scenes were done well, and the film is actually historically accurate in some spots (like the Battle of the Cowpens).
Sure, not everything in the movie is historically accurate, but that shouldn't be a reason to not like it. One part I didn't like was when the British burn down a church with civilians inside. I know that didn't actually happen during the war, but I guess the filmmakers needed another reason for the characters to continue the fight.
Overall, The Patriot was/is a good war film that gives you a feeling of war, peace, and family. Also, it shows that people will fight for something they believe in, like being a free nation.