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One Man's Hero (1998)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:3
Rotten:4
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: This serious-minded, large-scale historical saga casts light on a shadowy corner of American history, the "St. Patrick's Brigade" in the Mexican-American war of the 1840s. Near the front lines,... This serious-minded, large-scale historical saga casts light on a shadowy corner of American history, the "St. Patrick's Brigade" in the Mexican-American war of the 1840s. Near the front lines, John Riley (Berenger), a respected Irish-American officer, rebels when several US Army soldiers, fellow immigrants, are brutalized because of their Catholic faith. He goes AWOL with the men, eventually siding with the Mexicans in their fight to hold onto territories that would become the American southwest. It's a tragic tale, recalling the era when Catholics (and Irish ones in particular) were widely mistrusted and despised by the country's Protestant majority. Still, it's no wonder that the whitewashed, remember-the-Alamo version of American history has persevered in previous dramas; between the factionalized Mexican side, the conflicted Riley and even the war-weary US "invaders," it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys here, who is fighting who and why, and Riley's romance with a Hispanic hottie muddies the picture even more. Still, ONE MAN'S HERO is worth comparing with another factual epic about a renegade warrior who casts his lot with another culture - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. [More]
Starring: Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniela Romo, Patrick Bergin
Starring: Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniela Romo, Patrick Bergin
Director: Lance Hool
Director: Lance Hool
Producer: William J. MacDonald
Composer: Ernest Troost
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Reviews for One Man's Hero
An interesting historical drama about a little-known incident that would have been much better had someone like John Milius directed it.
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