June 12, 2009
Grew up watching 100's of times. I remember hearts being cut out of chests. couldn't have been too awful.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means
Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
DVD Release Date: November 23, 1999
Stats: 8,391 reviews
Flixster Reviews (8,391)
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March 28, 2009I found the first half of the film surprisingly dull and the second much more exciting, I feel I need another viewing of this film to take it in better.
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March 12, 2009"The first American hero."
Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
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Braveheart meets Dances With Wolves in this proto-Western set before the American Revolutionary War. The cinematography is brea...( read more) -
November 27, 2008Everything about this movie was FRAUGHT WITH PASSION. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it could have used a few non-epic moments to balance things out.
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November 24, 2008"I will find you!" Would that you will, Daniel Day-Louis. Would that you will...
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November 18, 2009Visually perfect and some of Michael Mann's best work. Daniel Day-Lewis is great, but conveys a more subtle character than usual(well he doesn't really have a usual). My only complaint is that some of the characters are a little under-developed, but since it is such an epic I can...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
...not as authentic and uncompromised as it claims to be - more of a matinee fantasy than it wants to admit - but it is probably more entertaining as a result. full review
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December 22, 2007"Decent war epic directed by the extremely overrated Michael Mann. Totally cheesy but the action and battle sequences are pretty fucking tight. Daniel Day-Lewis has his moments, but the real highlight is the badass villain; played by Wes Studi."
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Michael Mann - Extremely verrated!?...What the hell are you talking about!?...If anything, Michael Mann is extremely underrated! -
May 26, 2007I like the whole movie from start to finish. A good adventure and an accurate protrail of life in the 1700's and how tough and brutal it was.
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