Jodi Speaks Her Mind

I could definitely have skipped watching The Patriot 8/12/2002

…except for one thing and that was Heath Ledger, who I thought did an extraordinary job as the eldest son and true patriot of the family. Had they focused the story more around him, I’d have enjoyed it a lot more. Mel Gibson was almost exactly the same as in Braveheart only without all the war paint. The fighting in the movie was much gorier than I anticipated. I mean I really didn’t need to see a guy’s leg and another guy’s head blown off by cannonballs. The historical part of the story was cool, though, I guess. I think if they had made it a bit less gory (what happened to leaving some stuff up to the imagination?) and they had cast someone other than Mel Gibson, it would have been a better movie. Don’t get me wrong, I like Mel Gibson and think he’s talented, but this role was nothing new to him and it showed.