Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

First - the criticism. This show come with a side-order of outright FICTION. It has all the bad tropes -- the star is 10 years younger than the real Sam Adams was at that time; General Gage was not a total despot; and there are other historical inaccuracies that I had to correct with my kids as we watched.That being said, as a miniseries, we all sat down and enjoyed this show as a family immensely ... it's been a long time since we were able to drag the kids off their electronic devices. Given how freaking BORING most egg-headed academic historians make history, paired with what seems to be a systematic eradication and villification of history in the public school and university system as well as a removal of our flag and our national symbols, we've been grasping at ANYTHING that will get the kids interested enough to even care.Setting aside the historical innacuracies, as a trilogy of movies we enjoyed this immensely. Great acting, a lot of action, accurate attention to detail insofar as how colonial people lived and what the city looked like, and great special effects. As a history lesson for the kids, for the first time ... ever ... they're beginning to look forward to our upcoming trip to Liberty Hall, Valley Forge, and Gettysburg this summer. And even in a short period of time, some of what I've been warning them about insofar as the academic / media hostility to free speech and the governments actions to eradicate the Bill of Rights all of a sudden began to "click."Now we're off to watch "Last of the Mohicans" (French & Indian War), "The Patriot (American Revolution), and "TURN: Washington's Spies." As history set pieces, all three are deeply flawed, but after watching "Sons of Liberty," now they're interested enough to CARE. Which is the first step in teaching history.

Glad I didn't read the reviews before I watched this. Perhaps you can put you expert knowledge of history (which is recollections from others since I assume you did not live during this period to personally witness these events) aside and remember that these men are true American heroes and the major events actually did happen. Who knows how and what was specifically spoken 250 years ago.This series was great for anyone that forgets why we are free to even have these debates in this type of medium. A lot of our youth are not pursuing this information and certainly not reading about it on paper or online unless its a requirement. Perhaps this is what is needed to get them engaged beyond the classroom.Bet you didn't like the movie Lincoln either because Daniel Day Lewis is 2 inches shorter than Lincoln.

Actually, it was the first five minutes, but I persevered. I guess I had an expectation that there would be some actual history in it. This is like that Japanese Restaurant where no Japanese would set foot in the place, much less work there. Not an authentic experience. Characters are all one-dimensional, lead actor is putting on a rather strong American actor for the period (which is very odd because the actor is British). The dialogue is even odder, and reminds me of something you would find in Buffy the Vampire rather than a TV series on a subject matter Americans all take rather seriously - when done right, the results are amazing i.e. John Adams. Use a long stick to avoid this hazard.

So what if it is not on par with what truly happened historically? So what if character representation is not precise? This mini series was not meant to be an historical reference. It was written for entertainment and very entertaining it is. Fact is no one knows absolutely for sure what took place back then as they were not around during that period. This mini series is not about what happened but rather about entertainment and what could have been.Hats off to history channel for what I consider a masterpiece indeed. My only disappointment was that it was a short mini series. I really loved it.