Mel Gibson's recreation of the saga of William Wallace is as bloody as it is beautiful, depicting the true story of one man's struggle for personal and political vindication against extraordinary odds and the most evil of men. It will break you heart even as it lifts your spirit.

I don't know why, but I can't watch Mel Gibson movies anymore since The Patriot (which I disliked to such a degree, I was kicked out of the room until it was over). I mean, I know this isn't a bad movie, but it is not for me.

I know it is good, but he can keep it on his shelf.

Chance I won't leave the room if he decides to watch it: poor