PATRIOT GAMES was critcally praised? Really? Because if i remember correctly the film was widely criticised for using the IRA as a plot point (a very sensitive subject at the time).
Well I am looking Rotten Tomatoes and it has a 78% rating and that is far from a bad score. Also the critics panning the film for using the IRA are idiots because if they actually watched the film that organization was not the enemy.