An absorbing, polished character study powered by an epic performance.
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02/19/08
Patton (1970)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:35
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: George C. Scott's sympathetic, unflinching portrayal of the titular general in this sprawling epic is as definitive as any performance in the history of American biopics.
Runtime: 5 hrs 36 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: PATTON is a three-dimensional bronze bust of World War II field general George S. Patton (George C. Scott) who wrote poetry, fired pistols at strafing fighter planes, and loved America with a lofty... [More]
Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Reviews for Patton
Top CriticScott is simply awesome as the one-of-a-kind General George Patton.
02/19/08
Top CriticThe film lays bare the roots of Patton's lust for power in his willingess to sacrifice everything to his vaunting ego, a trait which is mirrored in George C Scott's superb performance.
06/24/06
Top Criticintense, brazen, passionate
05/14/09
A bio-epic on the order of Lawrence of Arabia, Patton is a smart, even-handed, fully realized historical film. [Blu-Ray]
06/02/08
Superb telling of WWII General George Patton, brilliantly played by George C. Scott.
05/22/08
It's Scott's virtuoso performance that carries the film.
03/07/08
War is hell, and Patton is one hell of a war picture, perhaps one of the most remarkable of its type ever made.
02/19/08
Top CriticScott appears not to act, but to fully inhabit his role, from his profanity spewing down to the swagger of his walk.
07/10/07
Nixon's favorite movie, which proves he was blind to ambiguity as well as a few other things.
12/13/06
George C. Scott is terrific as General George S. Patton in this blend of intersting biopic and bland war film.
12/02/06
As written by Coppola and directed by Shaffner, Patton bears an ambiguous message, attempting to please both right-wing and left-wing viewers, letting each type of audience see the character, splendidly played by Scott, in its own way.
07/25/06
George Patton was born (at least once) for these big-screen dimensions. By the end of the movie you may hate the half-crazed son of a b!tch, but you can't not admire him.
06/11/06
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03/24/05
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07/30/04
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03/11/04
Features one of the most effective openings in the history of cinema.
01/29/04
No review available.
11/25/03
A war movie of unusual depth and a landmark in screen biographies.
07/30/03
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