The Patriot

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: June 28, 2000

6.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 184 Ratings

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JonAOct 14, 2005

The dialog is so embarressingly corny that my father and i laughed at scenes that were suppose to be heartbreaking. some of the action scenes were alright looking but we've seen it all before, truly awful.

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dxnldJun 23, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perhaps the most horrendous depiction of 'history' I've ever witnessed. Never, ever, in all my days, have I seen a movie so reckless in it's portrayal of history. The first problem the movie contains is a lack of any recognition of Slavery in America. The main character is based of a revolutionary hero who, owned, raped and killed his slaves as he wished. In fact American Slavery is completely ignored and the arrogant slave owning masters are now British... Just bizarre. The second problem lies in the portrayal of the British Army as Nazi's. A war crime is created (the burning church scene) in order to paint the British as monsters. This event did actually happen might I point out, in 1944 by the Nazis against a French town, literally making the British Appear as Nazis! People do take away lessons from movies and the blatant Anglo-Phobia and rampant lies this movie sells, in a shocking attempt to shove propaganda down your throat, making me feel physically sick.

I mean the battle scenes were good I guess so 10/10… Expand

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G_Thomas_BostonApr 25, 2013

Director Roland Emmerich plus music by John "The Big Schmaltzy" Williams plus screenwriter Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) plus Mel Gibson equals Overblown Hollywood Wanna-Be Epic

There was so much slow motion in this film that if theDirector Roland Emmerich plus music by John "The Big Schmaltzy" Williams plus screenwriter Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) plus Mel Gibson equals Overblown Hollywood Wanna-Be Epic

There was so much slow motion in this film that if the director had shot the scenes in real time, this 2 hour and 45 minutes of torture would have ran (mercifully) about 12 minutes.… Expand

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LansdenrsJun 3, 2013

I can't believe people think this is good. Acting wasnt great moments are stretched and I felt like I was watching a soap opera. Every scene has someone crying. By the end of it I was bored.

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PaulHOct 14, 2005

I really really hated this movie, that's the only thing i can even think to say about it.

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CatDec 2, 2006

Terrible movie...the best part was the costumes. Virtually plotless, blatantly pandering, and more like the real Mel Gibson than the real American Revolution, shall we say.

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pauljohnsonNov 23, 2011

Totally predictable "one man's revenge" melodrama plot. Some outrageous moments that are so hard to swallow, and are obviously designed to tug at the patriotic heart strings of Americans. The dialogue was horribly written and so obviouslyTotally predictable "one man's revenge" melodrama plot. Some outrageous moments that are so hard to swallow, and are obviously designed to tug at the patriotic heart strings of Americans. The dialogue was horribly written and so obviously scripted you could tell even the best of actors were struggling to deliver it convincingly. Almost no attention is paid through the entire movie to fleshing out the characters beyond a bit of their back stories and roles in the film. Heath Ledger is completely wasted in this thing, and Mel Gibson delivers the same bland performance as he does in any other movie; in fact during an ambush scene in the forest, I had trouble telling his character apart from the trees, his performance was that wooden.

The movie relies on so painfully obvious set ups, story twists and cringe worthy cliches, that it makes you want to stop the movie so you can go to the bathroom and vomit. A complete disservice to the memory of the Revolutionaries. Congratulations, George Washington, you and your men's cause has been boiled down to a pathetic, cliched, pandering, unconvincing, shocking manipulative excuse for a film. Roland Emerich, stop making movies. You cannot direct.… Expand

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kyle20ellisMar 28, 2022

I'll start with the good things, the scenery, costumes and cinematography are fabulous, the battle sequences are very well staged and the score is wonderful. However, everything else didn't work for me. The film does suffer from a number ofI'll start with the good things, the scenery, costumes and cinematography are fabulous, the battle sequences are very well staged and the score is wonderful. However, everything else didn't work for me. The film does suffer from a number of things(similar problems I had with Braveheart actually), and the historical inaccuracy is pretty much the least of its problems. This film does distort history, and badly, but it also suffers from too many subplots that prove superfluous in some cases, trite dialogue that make little impact and a truly pantomimic villain played by the usually excellent Jason Isaacs. The direction is nothing special, the pacing is too slow and the film is 10 minutes too long. The acting is lacking too, Mel Gibson tries hard with a very one-dimensional and unlikeable character but he struggles. In fact, only Heath Ledger gives a glimmer of hope and that is because he is the only character you feel sympathy for. Overall, I tried to like it, but too many flaws brought it down. 3/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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viuuiuvyDec 2, 2015

A violent, bloody, and evil movie. What a shame that someone had to make something so gory & weird. This movie is seriously way too violent & bizarre.

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beeanadouApr 4, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The stars are for the ink tea scene; besides, there are too much drama and I could hardly find the main theme.… Expand

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