bix777

I thought that this film was very interesting. However, I wouldn't have minded if they would have stretched this out a bit in order to flesh the characters out a bit more. Also, some more historical background would have been useful for the uninitiated.

However, Kelsey Grammer does a splendid job as George Washington, and Aidan Quinn plays the title role with splash and vigor. We got a fairly good idea on his character's motivations.

Overall, a very educational and entertaining TV flick- kind of a History Lite.

I expected an epic on the scope of "Lawrence Of Arabia" or "Zulu" or something like that. The trailers looked great, and when I saw the director on the trailer credits, I thought we might get a movie from him again as good as or better than his previous film, "Elizabeth", which was very good.

However, the trailers fooled me, even with all of the Victorian history and desert and so forth. It didn't quite turn out as I expected.

The premise of the plot is good, and the cinematography and scenery is great- but the characters and parts of the story lack depth. Also, some of the sub-plots just don't quite fit.

An excellent effort, but only an OK delivery.