"Now, an army is a team - it lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap."
The movie "Patton" is a biography of General George S. Patton, who was a well-respected tank commander in World War II, known for his bad temper, as well as his overbearing but likable personality.
I watched this movie in December, so I don't remember as much of it as I would like to. I do remember though that it was about three hours long, which is a lot of time to invest into a movie. It wasn't the most interesting film I've ever seen, probably due to the fact that I'm a teenage girl who knows nothing about World War II except for what I learned in US History, but it's definitely a film that has major credibility and deserves respect from movie buffs of any age.
From the reviews I've read about this movie, George C. Scott was the perfect actor to play General Patton, and the film perfectly portrays Patton as the stubborn, not-so-politically-correct war general he really was. Even with that, Scott still doesn't fail to represent the likability Patton possessed, and channel that to viewers that may have not known who Patton was before seeing the movie. And that is why I think this movie is so highly rated and critically acclaimed; because it will preserve Patton's World War II persona for years to come, and Patton will always be remembered because of it.
Though I respect this movie, it wasn't exactly my cup of tea. A lot of times, how much I like a movie is based on how entertaining it is, and this one lost my attention many times during it. Maybe it's because I don't understand the significance of most war movies. Maybe I just have a short attention span. Either way, my immediate rating is a 6/10.
Characters: 7.3/10
Acting: 7.0/10
Storyline: 5/10
Entertainment Value: 2.5/10
Immediate Rating: 6/10
Total Score: 27.8/50
Acting: 7.0/10
Storyline: 5/10
Entertainment Value: 2.5/10
Immediate Rating: 6/10
Total Score: 27.8/50
