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I must say, as the practitioner of an earth-based religion, that I was so totally enthralled with this movie, I was moved to tears at the end.
Steven Seagal's acting style has changed over the years. He's gone from tough and ready hard core action to take an environmentally political stand on issues in which he believes. He is quoted here, at IMDb for having said the following...
"Hollywood is a mercurial place where people are sort of (in the film business) a victim of their environment and how the environment changes. Movies that would be timely now, ten years from now would be passé and nobody would be interested in the subjects. All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do. Be that as it may I have also been lucky in the sense that I have been able to make environmentally conscientious movies as well as politically conscientious movies. ABOVE THE LAW was a politically conscientious movie. ON DEADLY GROUND was environmentally conscientious so I want to keep making movies like that which are more geared with a certain entertainment value but also bring people forward into contemplation."
Well, Mr. Seagal, you succeeded in accomplishing both, with "The Patriot."
The action is fast enough to keep you involved in the plot. The plot is simple and easy to follow, concerning a "good old boy" with what seems like noble aspirations, until he releases a biological weapon deadly enough to kill off the entire US populace. Now, it's up to Dr. Wesley McClaren (Steven Seagal) to clean up the mess.
Will he find the cure in time to save everyone he loves from annihilation?
Watch it and see.
Nice action and beautiful cinematography. Excellent footage of the mountains of the central northwest US. Strong acting ability demonstrated here through superb directing and some good fast-paced fight scenes. But beneath all that, you get the sense that Seagal's character loves the Earth and all Her greatness. He gives you the feeling that he respects Her and cherishes all that She is, and has to give.
As a Pagan, I cannot help but feel a kinship of sorts with the lead character in this movie.
"Kith and kin" means more than mere blood relations, you know. As this movie well demonstrates.
It gets a 8.2/10 from....
the Fiend :.
score 8/10
FiendishDramaturgy 19 September 2003
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