It's impossible to claim someone is overratedm without people misinterpreting that into you saying they're terrible.
There's an element on FR that seem to blindly worship Patton as an infallible military genius who was the greatest general of all time, seemingly, because their only knowledge of either Patton, or military history in general, is the film.
This is a bit off topic for the thread to a degree, but “Patton” the movie was not all that accurate of a potryal of the man, nothing new in Hollywood one would have to agree. It is important to note that the technical advisor for the movie was General Omar Bradley, with whom General Patton had a major falling out with as the war was winding down and after we became an occupation force in Germany. Indeed the Patton-Bradley relationship had literally turned to one of contempt and animosity that did not soften or die off with the death of General Patton.
I have taken the time to read a great deal on General Patton, and my dad knew a few officers and more than a few enlisted men who served under Patton in the 3rd and 7th Army II Corps in WWII. From this knowledge base I think it’s fair to say that Patton was easily one of the greatest combat commanders in history of warfare, certainly of modern warfare. His influence in armord warfare strategy is the bedrock of the training at Fort Knox, and the foundation of all the success American ground forces enjoyed in Gulf War I and the Invasion of Iraq. Indeed, (and perhaps this is a bit over the top but in my heart very true) when one looks at the M-1 Abrahms Main Battle Tank one can see the philosophy of Patton in everything about the tank. Speed, hard hitting weapons, relentless power, ability to attack in multiple environments are hallmark traits of Patton’s combat command.
I would encourage anyone intersted leadership and combat command philosophy to read either “War As I Kew It” or “The Undiscovered Patton to get a real sense of why his stytle of leadership and war-mindset is desparately needed, and sorely lacking in todays current situation. A great respuce for learning more about Patton is the following: http://www.pattonhq.com/