The Patriot (1998)

The Patriot: Directed by Dean Semler. With Steven Seagal, Gailard Sartain, L.Q. Jones, Silas Weir Mitchell. A respected doctor must race against time to find a cure for a lethal virus, unleashed by a paramilitary militia leader.

“The film is a mish-mash of incoherent cliches ranging from a little girl and her pony, to Waco-like backwoods terrorists, to wise Native Americans. To be fair, the version I saw probably suffered slightly from poor editing for television broadcast.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThose who like Steven Seagal will be especially disappointed; yes, there are a few short action scenes, and people do die (most from natural causes). But much of the film is so sugary sweet that when itu0026#39;s all over, you will envy the dead.”