Braveheart II

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2003)

As they say, every war movie is in reality an antiwar movie. So is this one. I would say this one goes one step further in having the central character trying to encourage others to avoid war.
Mel Gibson does justice to the role, as he did in Braveheart. There are similarities in the "weak vs formidable" struggle, where the weak has emotion and passion, and the formidable enemy is as coldhearted as it can be. The 'ghost' fight scene is extremely good. Gibson's raw emotion is always a treat to watch. (Minor spoiler)Throughout the movie, Gibson looses two sons. That's opportunity enuf to show his acting powers.
This is one historical epic movie that wasn't boring to watch, it might be cliched in some respects, but it covered all grounds, and will be able to impress audiences of all genres.
Rating: 4 out of 5