Rotten
Emmerich's battle scenes may look authentic to anyone who has ever stared hard at a history book, but in every other way the film is long, empty and bogus.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The Patriot
Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heroes. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom.
2000 · 2h 45m · R
Action, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Roland Emmerich
Overview
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Director and cast
- Roland Emmerich Director
- Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin
- Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin
- Joely Richardson as Charlotte Selton
- Jason Isaacs as Col. William Tavington
- Tchéky Karyo as Jean Villeneuve
- Chris Cooper as Col. Harry Burwell
- Lisa Brenner as Anne Howard
- René Auberjonois as Reverend Oliver
- Tom Wilkinson as Gen. Cornwallis
- Leon Rippy as John Billings
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
62%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Make no mistake about it: The Patriot is a cartoon, even if it does have real people playing the parts.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh
A grand yarn with a sense of the weight of history and an awareness that the winners are often those who have lost the most.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh
Deserves a salute as the first Hollywood epic about the American Revolution to successfully blend ferocity and feeling.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
A movie of cornball sentiment, humorously anachronistic dialogue, and expensive Colonial Williamsburg sets.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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