Review of Patton (1970) by David J — 09 Sep 2016
Patton is the biographical story of the controversial American general, George S. Patton and his many exploits during World War II; focusing mostly on the man himself and his absolute love of the battlefield.
George C. Scott flawlessly embodies this character, opening the film with an amazing, one-take monologue addressing his unseen troops, which rose the bar of the film's caliber straight from the get-go.
It isn't so much a straight-forward war film, as the real meat of this movie is in Patton's strategic meetings for combat and his vain willingness to screw over fellow comrades to be victorious.
His notoriety comes from his treatment of his soldiers as expendable needs-to-an-end and his inability to not speak his mind constantly gets him in trouble; especially when the press are around. One of the more surprising aspects of this film is that famed director, Francis Ford Coppola wrote the screenplay and he really did a great job! Another fun fact is that George C.
Scott won the Academy Award for Best Actor for this role, but turned it down due to his disapproval of the awards ceremony. Patton is a very interesting piece of history that while pretty long at 3 hours, holds your attention due to Scott's performance and the unexpected humour this film had made it much more enjoyable to sit through than I expected!
This review of Patton (1970) was written by David J on 09 Sep 2016.
Patton has generally received very positive reviews.
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