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A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Over rated!
Review: 1992 was a bad year for movies. For that reason, perhaps it is somewhat justifiable that a movie as poorly written as "A Few Good Men" would be nominated for best original screenplay. This movie misses it's target of "honor over moral judgment" at every turn. This movie could have been good but it trades intelligence for Hollywood predictability.

Did anybody buy that scene where Jack Nicholson bursts out that he gave the order?

This movie even actually has the audacity to cast Jack Nicholson in a movie with Kevin Pollack, (The gretest Nicholson impressionist I have ever seen.), and then allow Tom Cruise to do the movie's only Nicholson impersonation.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Amazing!
Review: The best lawyer movie EVER!!!! An all-round solid cast of actors. It gives me shivers down my spine everytime I watch it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: CHECK IT OUT!!!
Review: ITS IN MY TOP TEN LIST. TWO HOURS WELL SPENT

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Most Riveting Military/Court-Room Drama
Review: "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" With the backdrop of the military, A Few Good Men stands alone - in my view - as the best character driven movie to take place in a courtroom. By far, this is my favorite movie of all time; a movie which I paid to see four times in the theatre and once on pay-per-view. All performances in this movie are worthy of oscar notoriety, especially Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise. Moreover, Keifer Sutherland brings a fiesty jar-head edge to the table worth mentioning. Having spent four years in the Marine Corps, I can honestly attest to the military accuracy of A Few Good men and the originality to the legal aspect of the script. I highly recommend this film to anyone who considers themself a movie-buff. If you haven't seen it, then you ain't a movie-buff. The courtroom finale between Col. Jessip (Nicholson) and Lt. McKaffey (Cruise) is second to none in acting and dialogue and will keep you on the edge of your seat. You want the truth? Well, you just got it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great movie
Review: This movie is an all time favorite. The animation is great, the special effects are unparalleled and the sound is spectacular. The fight scene in the end is very good as was the battle between Chun li and Vega. Get this movie. Can't wait for the sequel.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gripping military courtroom drama
Review: Nicholson and Cruise at the top of their form in gripping military whodunit. Final explosive confrontation is one of the very best of its form. Interesting cameo of Noah Wylie with shaved head!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The most gripping, thought-provoking film of the decade.
Review: This film captures the classic dichotomy of the military: our need for protection and security versus the abuse of power of the protectors. The film also captures the essence of being a professional: when it comes right down to it, there is no one but the professional (in this case Kaffey) to make the call and take the credit--or the blame. The actors playing the major characters all gave peak performances.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A riveting piece of courtroom and military drama
Review: This movie was just incredible. It blew me away the first time I saw it and I've probably seen it a thousand times since. The dialogue is riveting, and the acting is superb, especially by Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise. And the courtroom scenes, probably the best I've ever seen. Whatever you do, whatever is happening, do not miss the last 15 minutes: an emotionally charged end to what is truly a remarkable movie.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Cheap Immitation of James Webb's A SENSE OF HONOR
Review:

LTJG Kaffey (Tom Cruise), the scion of a legiondary lawyer, is put on a legal defense team of two Marines charged with manslaughtering a substandard Marine in the squad. The lazy green Navy lawyer would rather plea bargain, but he is only one of the many problems presented in the plot.</br>

The two stubborn Marines claim that they administered the disciplinary "CODE RED" as ordered by their officers, Lt. Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland) and Col. Jessup (Jack Nicholson). The key witness to the abuse (J. T. Walsh) puts a bullet in his mouth the night before he was to be subpoenaed. The highly-decorated martinet Colonel not only flatly denies having ordered the disciplinary action, but insists that he had ordered the deceased troublesome Marine to be sent home.</br>

This movie has its moments, thanks to the memorable acting by a great cast. But the main problem with the flawed movie, aside from the terrible script, is its pretentious claims to honor and moral courage.</br>

This movie is somewhat reminiscent of James Webb's A SENSE OF HONOR (1981), a great novel based on the author's experience as a midshipman at the Naval Academy. Like A SENSE OF HONOR, it attempts to address the moral dilemma of administering discipline versus condoning a maladroit in an operating unit for the sake of political correctness. Like the great novel it attempts a claim to the military code of honor and courage. Where Webb's novel successfully achieved both, the movie failed to juggle with the two. The problem seemed to be that it leaves no room for the audience to decide who was right in the end. Instead of presenting moral ambiguity as did Webb's novel, the movie went on great lengths to smear the displinarian Colonel Jessup as an unstable villain incapable of making sound judgment calls.</br>

A fair movie for trial lawyer-wannabes to be sure, but the plot needed to be reworked. The horrible plot stemming from its pretentious claims to moral courage and honor makes the movie dull and predictable. A steamy sex scene between Moore and Cruise might've spared the horrible plot, but even that was absent.</br>

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Court/ Military Movie of All Time!
Review: This movie is one of my all time favorites, and the acting is done so well in this movie that it makes the viewer feel very involved. This movie is longer than average, but it doesn't feel like because the viewer does not get lost. It based on true story, and who does not like these kind of movies? Our favorite bad guy (Jack Nicholson) is in it, Tome Cruise gives us one his greatest performances ever as a lawyer, and Kevin Bacon and Demi Moore give some fine performances as well. This movie is a better deal on DVD because you get the Widescreen and Full screen version on one disc. If you like Crimson Tide, The Firm, or Rainmaker, you will love this movie on DVD!


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