Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

calynn-76801 This movie is gruesome at times, but it is fantastic. It is definately inaccurate historically, but it is badass so i can live with it.

Yarton Cajos If you want to watch a politically correct retelling of the American revolution, with exaggerated British atrocities, with horrible acting (except for the British villain),then this is the film for you. I'm not an expert on acting, but even to me this was hard to take. I couldn't believe it was rated 7.1 when I viewed it. Women lecturing men on the philosophies of declaring freedom and fighting for it. Blacks accepted as equals and fighting side-by-side in the militia (if you look closely, there's even a black soldier in the *British* regular army's front line at the start of the last battle). The dialog sounded like something from Father Knows Best. 2 hours and 15 minutes of it! Beautiful costumes and scenery, engaging musical score, but overall insulting to your intelligence.

Leofwine_draca Mel Gibson's second stab at fighting the British follows on the success of BRAVEHEART for a historical epic that feels both similar and different to the Scots blockbuster. Once again, Gibson plays a family man who has no interest in war and fighting who faces personal loss and turns into a vengeance-fuelled fighter determined to make the enemy pay for their actions. THE PATRIOT doesn't have the scope, drive or excellent scenery of BRAVEHEART, but it is still a very well made movie. Despite the three hour running time the story is never less than engaging and the focus on an individual family (with the War of Independence as the background) makes it more than watchable.I watched this on my Blu-ray player and was struck by the quality of the visuals and the excellent scope of the battle sequences. While not particularly gory, the bouts seem brutal and realistic, with the kind of money behind them to make them feel authentic (something the low-budget SHARPE adventures that ITV made could never achieve). Still, this isn't really an action or war film per se, and for the most part we stick with Gibson and either his family members or his men (there's a Robin Hood feel to the militia as they hide out in the swamps from the enemy).One of the things that makes it so watchable is Gibson himself, reaching new levels of emotion as the guy struggling with overwhelming loss and his desire for revenge. He's backed up by a stalwart cast, with fine turns from Chris Cooper, Joely Richardson, Tcheky Karyo, and Rene Auberjonois as his allies and Tom Wilkinson and Jason Isaacs as the dastardly British. To be, the script isn't perfect, and historical accuracy is low on the list of priorities (the church burning never happened – at least in this war – while Benjamin Martin was far from the clean-cut good guy he's made out to be here). Nevertheless this is director Roland Emmerich's most mature and accomplished film, an old-fashioned war epic full of entertainment.

DalerIkromov The director Roland Emmerich did his best. All at the highest level: casting, screen writing, filming, fight scenes and more. Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) well done! Different combined genres "Drama + Action +War + History" made the movie good for look. Mel Gibson played the best father's role that loves his family very much and will make everything for protecting them. Col. William Tavington (Jason Isaacs) is good too. Keeps himself confidently! He was a good villain. Without such good villains some movies seems incomplete. The patience of Benjamin is fantastic. Imagine yourself: Your son is killed but you taking no action at that moment. Benjamin waits for the good moment. The best scene that draws attention to itself is when: The dozen Redcoats approach, leading Gabriel on the rope. Marion waits in the thick undergrowth. On the hillside, Nathan and Samuel grip their muskets and exchange a frightened, troubled look. Marion waits, and then picks his moment and FIRES, killing the Redcoat Lieutenant with a shot to the chest. Marion runs to the wounded Redcoat, grabs his hair, yanks back his head and SLITS HIS THROAT. Then, without pausing, Marion wrenches the tomahawk from the Redcoat's body, and races back toward his sons. In a word, I recommend watching it. For approving of all this word is Oscar which was awarded.