The Patriot
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
5 February 1948, Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
c. 1977
September 7, 1973 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
7 November 1960, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
11 September 1973, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
26 August 1969, San Diego, California, USA
October 3, 1978 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA
4 April 1979, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
28 April 1961, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
4 October 1953, Istanbul, Turkey
26 October 1948, San Antonio, Texas, USA
18 August 1987, Tucson, Arizona, USA
27 February 1966, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
12 January 1948, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
28 September 1992, Houston, Texas, USA
29 March 1989, Pasadena, Texas, USA
September 12, 2007
While his hero is conscience-stricken about killing, Emmerich sure enjoys serving it up in generous helpings.
March 22, 2002
Make no mistake about it: The Patriot is a cartoon, even if it does have real people playing the parts.
January 01, 2000
As long as it stays on the battlefield, The Patriot is a brutishly compelling broad-canvas entertainment.
January 29, 2005
Bloody, overlong and straining for significance ...
January 26, 2013
has its moments
June 18, 2002
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.
August 09, 2001
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.
December 28, 2010
Many graphic battle scenes, not for all teens.
January 01, 2000
I enjoyed the strength and conviction of Gibson's performance, the sweep of the battle scenes, and the absurdity of the British caricatures.
July 14, 2004
Often melodramatic and manipulative but it is solid, involving filmmaking so one willingly takes the ride it offers.
May 10, 2001
Deserves a salute as the first Hollywood epic about the American Revolution to successfully blend ferocity and feeling.
