Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Mel GibsonBenjamin Martin
- Heath LedgerGabriel Martin
- Joely RichardsonCharlotte Selton
- Jason IsaacsCol. William Tavington
- Chris CooperCol. Harry Burwell
- Tchéky KaryoJean Villeneuve
- René AuberjonoisReverend Oliver
- Lisa BrennerAnne Howard
- Tom WilkinsonGen. Cornwallis
- Donal LogueDan Scott
Recommendations
- 90
Salon
This bloody celebration finally gives the American Revolution the epic it deserves. - 75
USA Today
Emmerich might have had a masterpiece, but he'll have to settle for what comes close to being a must-see movie today. - 75
Boston Globe
It's often corny, but it's never boring, and it'll sweep you up in its momentum if you give it a chance. - 75
Charlotte Observer
The best movie I've seen about the Revolutionary War. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
If Emmerich had any sense, he would have ceded the direction of the battle scenes to his star. - 70
Newsweek
There's no denying that Emmerich's film, though a good half hour too long, keeps us watching. - 63
New York Post
While the film contains some terrific, realistically bloody battle scenes, it has a distinctly Germanic feel, both in its epic heaviness and in the peculiar way it revises the history of the American Revolution. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Undeniably handsome..., but no cliché is left unturned, right down to the spray of toy soldiers falling from the hand of a dead child. Everything old isn't new again.
