The Patriot is an uncomfortably smooth ride over mixed terrain of emotional posturing, flashy action sequences and cultural misrepresentation. The summer's first blockbuster, The Perfect Storm turns out to be something of a wash. Director Wolfgang Petersen's clunky manner of making this obvious point feels heavy-handed and artificial. The Perfect Storm is well worth seeing, but it's far from perfect. The bulk of the action takes place on the football field.
Every scene is utterly predictable.
Even the formidable Gene Hackman couldn't save this giant gridiron groaner. Last Summer , may win the overall competition for grossest gross-out jokes of any film ever. The brothers Wayans seem to have a concept here but they set up every joke so tediously and assiduously that by the time the punchline appears the joke is dead already. Given a big budget, the Wayans seem to wander, aggrandize, overcompensate and falter. If you think macho posturing and juvenile behavior is characterization.