Not Accurate in the Slightest

Rating: 4/10 (1 July 2019)

Introduction:
I know people like this film, but I don't. It's seriously historically inaccurate, to the point that it gets in the way of the film's quality. Mel Gibson really stretches the truth with this film. And I simply don't the movie because of this.
Why I Don't Like It:
The movie centers around a man named, Benjamin Martin. Who fights against the British, after an officer murders his son. And this is one of my problems with the movie. Benjamin Martin never existed, and he's very generic in this film, after some evil people kill his son, he wants revenge. Is that a drama about the American Revolution? Or some stupid action film? The film also vilifies the British, treated them like they were evil. And claiming the Americans could do no wrong.
Like when the film claimed that the Americans offered any slave freedom if they joined the army, and saying the British didn't do that. When they did, and most of the time kept the promise. And it makes the film feel like American propaganda. As it glorifies everything they did in the revolution. It feels like an elementary school lesson on the Revolution, not a film made for adults.
Good Qualities:
While I don't like this movie, I think the film has a nice production design, great acting, and good directing. The main issue is with the writing, technically it's the a descent film, at least in these regards.
Conclusion:
Even with the good qualities, I think The Patriot is still a bad movie. While I think Mel Gibson is a good actor, and has made some very good movies, I did love Hacksaw Ridge. But I didn't love this movie.