Lame acting and a jagged storyline make this hard to watch.

Another in Ford's line of films that take place in and around great figures, or in this case, great times. Set before and during the Revolutionary War, the story becomes larger than its two leads, eventually building to a celebration of the new country of thirteen colonies. Ford does a nice job mixing in humor (esp. with Edna May Oliver), though not as consistently as in some of his better films. Overall, an enjoyable experience.

Pretty standard affair for Ford, but it's interesting seeing a film set around this time period. It has all Ford's myth-building and patriotic jingoism, but if you can swallow that for a bit it also has all of Ford's grim frontier realism and pragmatism. Some wonderful pastoral landscapes here, both at peace and aflame.

Despite the occasionally cheesy dialogue, the uber-patriotism, and the corny drinking jokes, this film offers some interesting insight into the pioneering that was still taking place very close to modern-day NYC in the 1770's. I enjoyed it for that aspect and how it in no way glorified warfare but instead showed the dirty, bloody, deadly truth of the Revolution. Worth seeing if you can handle Ford's style.

Dated but engrossing. The Technicolor is beautiful, and Fonda and Colbert are both good.

Racist, sexist, and cliche. I know it's supposedly a classic and a product of its time, but it's BORING.