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"One Man's Hero" tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish, and other immigrants of the Catholic religion, who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The plot centers around the personal story of John Riley, an Irishman who had been a Sergeant in the American Army, who is commissioned as a Captain in the Mexican Army, and commands the battalion, as he leads his men in battle, and struggles with authorities on both sides of the border.
This movie could have been great. It could have shown people a part of what happened in what is a forgotten war by many Americans. It could have been balanced and neutral in showing both American and Mexican soldiers. But that did not happen, at least not in this movie. The American soldiers are shown charging wildly again and again. The war was fought in orderly lines and columns, not like some 19th century "Braveheart" The acting in my opinion was poor overall, with poor accents by the actors doing the Irish deserters. People should know that many of the deserters went over to the Mexican side due to the fact that Mexico was offering large land grants to American deserters. It also fails to note that more than half of the historical battalion was made up of native Mexicans. It also fails to note that the VAST majority of the immigrant soldiers stayed loyal to the American cause in the face of extreme hardship. Nearly all the battles were fought with the Americans outnumbered in at least one case 3 to 1 and yet the United States won. So if you are looking for a balanced historical movie look elsewhere. But if you want a movie where most Americans are depicted as evil and the Mexicans are mostly saints then this is the movie for you.
The most recent addition to my personal worst movies list. A portrayal of the mistreatment of Catholic Irish immigrants in the American army and their consequent desertion to the Mexican side to form the San Patricios battalion, about divided loyalties and difficult choices, this movie has no idea what it wants to say. Its only saving feature is the decent acting by a lot of not very well known non-native English speakers. No dialect coach is listed in the credits, although Berenger would have desperately needed one. To quote from one of the other items on my worst movies list - the bear is worse.
Basically a TNT Western with Tom Berenger in the lead.
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