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phill-14 2012-05-24 22:57:44

bad movie

this movie lacks suspense and is very boring if I were to ever rate thismovie with only half a star also it gives away the end before the end. Ithink if you ever think of watching this movie it is a waste of time andmoney so don't bother paying for it.

2012-05-24 07:34:05

Imagine Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner on The Wall.

A Few Good Men is well made,well acted and well worth watching. Just remember that the writer and director are so biased and sopoisoned by their left wing thinking that they could never give the US Military a fair shake. Yes,the story is probably true,coming from a JAG case via Sorkins sister,but individual cases make good movies and bad law.The movie is great,asks some real questions,deserves attention,but remember who poisoned it with their bias,then askyourself,if there was trouble in Gitmo or elsewhere,do you think Aaron,Rob and their whiney,idealistic buddies would be the ones you would want on The Wall?

thinker1691 2012-05-20 08:04:18

"We're suppose to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves, we're suppose to fight for Willy"

The island of Guantanimo base, in Cuba is one of the most stringentareas under guard the military has. The enemy some forty years agowould have been the reason for the twenty-four hour surveillance.However, at present, the only reason for its armed appearance is toremind Americans the War on Terror has replaced the War againstCommunism. Nevertheless, when an incident happens like the 'fence-lineshooting' it is taken extremely serious. Other factors like the use of'Code Red' are seen as myth by outsiders and 'very necessary' by activeduty personnel. Nevertheless, this hazing is the foundation for thefilm called "A Few Good Men." Tom Cruise plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee, anexceptional lawyer with a frightful ability to plea-bargain every casehe is assigned. That is until two Marines are accused of murdering afellow marine and despite his efforts to reduce their imprisonment tosix months, they will not accept it. Jack Nicholson is Col. Nathan R.Jessep, Commander of the base who believes the case will go away andhe'll move up to Chairman for National Defence. Kevin Bacon is Capt.Jack Ross, the Prosecuter, who is ambivalent enough to settle the casequickly. Kiefer Sutherland plays Lt. Jonathan Kendrick, who believesthe crime to be a slam dunk for the DA. Kevin Pollak is Lt. SamWeinberg, second chair to Kaffee, who also thinks the murderers areguilty and should go to prison. J.T. Walsh plays Lt. Col. MatthewAndrew Markinson, who will back up defense counsel if he goes afterJessep. Finally there is Demi Moore as Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway, whoinsists Kaffee, should take his case more seriously. The courtroomdrama which follows is terrific as Kaffee is determined to bring Jessepinto the courtroom, even if it costs him his future. ***

The Movie Guy 2012-05-19 17:20:48

Jack is at his all time best...

Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise are in full form in a Few Good Men, the story about a young lawyer (Cruise) who is desperate to discover the truth and a man (Nicholson) who will stop at nothing to keep his honor. Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollock, and Keifer Sutherland co-star in one of the best legal thrillers ever made.

2012-05-15 01:59:16

Another Good Jack Nicholson Film

A good adaptation of Aaron Sorkin's play, A Few Good Men. Rob Reiner does a great job creating a suspenseful, entertaining tale of a fence line shooting at a Guantanimo Bay marine base. Sorkins dialogue sparkles as it always does. The sound is particularly strong technical high point. Jack Nicholson does a great job as Col. Nathan Jessup, the base commander. This role earned him a well-deserved Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Tom Cruise, Keifer Sutherland, and Kevin Bacon all have respectable performances. The only true weak spot in the film is yet another wooden, one-dimensional performance by Demi Moore.

Brest 2012-05-14 14:14:23

I would choose this one every day of the week, and twice on Sundays.

Truly so many lines are memorable in this spectacular, old-fashioneddesigned court movie. It is a depiction of a plausible fact taking placetoday, but it reminds us of the best milestones of the genre, from the 40'sclassics, to "12 Angry Men", from "The Verdict" to "Presumed Innocent".All the screen writing is smart and captivating, with a texture of sentencesso thoughtful and sharp to make me wanting to see the theater play.All the film is a conversational path in which the two main characters arefated to clash, at the very end. In this sense, the Nicholson's performanceis both powerful and deceiving: in the diapason scene, the long "tirée" thathe displays is really convincing and the audience, even if only for asecond, is brought to believe that, the man is right after all. Only, thewhole thing has nothing to do with the men charged with murder, and with themurder itself. That's exactly where the trap works.All in all: great film, perfect built narration, convincing trial scenes,memorable lines. A notable work by director Reiner and especially byscreenwriter Sorkin.Definetely, a great piece of cinema: 9/10.

2012-05-13 16:47:11

Excellent Film

This is a film that was definitely well thought out. You feel for Daniel Caffy (Tom Cruise) and his need to fill his father's shoes as a great trial lawyer. Along with the battle Caffy fights with the ghost of his fathers reign over the courts, he has to throw himself headfirst into a case he knows nothing about and prove coersion. Tom Cruise's best acting performance to date. Demi Moore does a good job. Kevin Pollack and Jack Nicholson put in an excellent performance. Kevin Bacon's performance was also very noteworthy.

2012-05-13 12:23:47

Frenchies : Forget about it !

One more Canadian dub.... Never buy that one for the french version. The same for the Zone 2 version !

christopherletourneau 2012-05-11 16:43:18

Slam dunk

This is my all-time favorite movie. I've probably watched it 300 timesand I can recite it line by line. I once wrote the script during thecourse of one semester in a class I hated. I still have the notebook.Demi Moore definitely is the film's weakest link, but the acting issuperb and Aaron Sorkin's story sucks you in from the opening minute.There is so much great dialogue, headlined by Tom Cruise's courtroombattle with Jack Nicholson at the movie's climax.Too many people say the movie is average because it's "too slow," but Ireally believe anyone who appreciates good acting and good stories hasto put this one near the top of their list.

theright 2012-05-11 07:29:36

Typical Hollywood

This film, while entertaining, takes on the typical Hollywood attitude of'Bad Military!' (background sound of a nose being swatted by a newspaper)and is 'Top Gun' with different characters, but a redundant storyline.(Naval Officer trying to live up to his fathers legacy) Don't get mewrong; I liked the film. It didn't contain needless sex, violence (notpertaining to the story line) or gratuitous profanity, and provided adecentmix of drama and comedy. However, it is Rob Reiners disgruntled view of theUnited States Military, typical of the liberal '60's views. Yes, the armedservices teach that the cohesiveness of the unit depend on every manfollowing orders, but stating that soldiers are taught not to think, andarerobots is irresponsible and laughable. I speak as a US Navy veteran. Ithinkthat Col. Jessup's monologue regarding 'sleeping under the blanket offreedom I provide, and then questioning the manner in which I provide it'says it all

2012-05-10 17:47:00

Fully Loaded DVD...Must Have For Fans

This review refers to the Special Edition DVD(Columbia) of "A Few Good Men"...When Jack Nicholson lashes out at Tom Cruise in the now infamous courtroom scene, and blasts him with ..."YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH"... this film became an instant classic. It's probably a line we've all used at sometime or another now, and we all know exactly where it comes from. The sparring between Nicholson and Cruise is brutally tense and a favorite among fans of courtroom dramas. If you are one of those fans and are thinking about the DVD, this review is for you. For those that have not seen this film and are interested in the storyline, you will find some wonderful reviews here with thoughts on the film itself. This DVD by Columbia is excellent. It's got everything you could want in a DVD. A beautifully transfered picture in anamorphic widescreen and vibrant colors, sound that surrounds wonderfully in the choice of DD5.1 or 2-channel, and the DVD is loaded with special features. You could probably watch a different feature each time you view the film. To start with, there is informative and entertaining Audio commentary from director Rob Reiner, a documentary "Code of Conduct", which features interviews, "From Stage to Screen" with Aaron Sorkin(writer) and Reiner, Trailers, Filmographies and production notes. There are several languages for viewing, and even more for subtitles including English for those who may need them.It also includes an insert with not only the scene selections but some thoughts from Reiner, Cruise and Moore.This DVD package is the reason we buy DVDs (and at a very reasonable price as well)...an absolute must for fans of this film.This film is also available in a great 3 pack:Jack 3-Pack (A Few Good Men / Easy Rider / As Good as It Gets)A look at very early Jack:Studs Lonigan (1960)and now for some real laugh out loud cowboy fun with Jack check out:Goin SouthGo for it and enjoy....Laurie

Aditya 2012-05-10 03:02:29

Simply Irresistible!

One of my all-time favourite movies! The BEST courtroom drama you will ever see! It has some of the most amazing performances and dialogues particularly from JACK NICHOLSON and TOM CRUISE. Together they bring the screen alive in the last scene. Truly Truly memorable........one film that I will never tire of watching all my life.

2012-05-05 09:19:56

Scenery-chewing 101

The more I see of Tom Cruise, the more I realize he's one of the weakest actors getting top-quality roles these days, and every movie he's been in since The Firm (and most all of them before that-- there can never be an excuse for Top Gun, unless it's Hot Shots) would have been inestimably better with anyone but Tom Cruise in the starring role. Case in point: A Few Good Men, with a bunch of excellent performances counterpointed with Cruise and Jack Nicholson engaged in scenery-chewing contests throughout the movie. That aside, everyone else in this film from Cuba Gooding Jr. and Demi Moore to the woefully-underrated James Marshall worked miracles with a kludgy script and uninteresting direction work from Rob Reiner, who should stick to the mindless comedies we expect from him.

2012-05-04 18:14:05

You are entitled to your opinion, even when you are wrong.

Those are the words of my 8th grade history teacher and they fit this movie. This movie would have been rivetting if Marines were all skinheaded morons and all officers were arrogant and vicious. Sadly for Sorkin (whose hatred of reality is apparent every time he picks up a pen) and Reiner (I agree with Archie, he is a meathead) Marines aren't like that. For someone who has served, this movie was just sad. I didn't find enough legitimate reality in this movie to make me angry. I just sat and sighed. Except, of course, for the colonel, with whom I heartily agreed at pretty much every turn.I won't bother with descriptions of things that I saw or "how it really is". This movie is psychological drama for psych majors and bleary-eyed pacifist ninnies. If you like America or enjoyed the Marine Corps, this movie is not for you.

2012-04-30 05:51:26

Can you handle the truth? Cracker(JACK) cast & script with Reiner at the top of his game

Absorbing and crowd-pleasing adaptation of Aaron Sorkin's hit Broadway play from director Rob Reiner about two Marines charged with the murder of a fellow GI at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with a tangled web of power and a green defense lawyer (excellently played by Cruise) assigned to follow the motions without a trial. Superb performances all around especially Nicholson in rare form as a colonel with one hell of a Napoleon complex. Trivial note: Bodison was a production assistant to Reiner from previous films; this is his acting debut.

TexMetal4JC 2012-04-30 00:42:52

Absolutely incredible...

What more can be said about this movie? Nicholson's character doesn't show awhole lot of depth, but doesn't need to, and Nicholson does an amazing job.Cruise provides a top-notch acting job, and Demi Moore isn't TOOannoying.Rob Reiner, although a bigot and a hypocrite, knows how to direct and doeshis job well--it's just unfortunate he has to continually speak his mindabout politics and show how his "All in the Family" 'tolerance' was nothingmore than a sham (tolerance is only given to those on the left, eh,Robbie?)After Sept. 11, it is quite interesting to struggle with the vaguelyanti-militaristic sentiment that runs through the movie. The man down belowcalling this "chest=pounding, flag-saluting bloody American..." blah blahblah obviously did not actually watch the movie or realize that the mainbasis of the plot has nothing to do with America at all, but rather dealswith the potential for corruption in the upper levels of the military andjust how far is too far in the line of duty... Annnyway, back to the review: Incredible acting, fine directing and awell-constructed plot. Definitely one of the best movies of the1990s...10/10

Christopher S. Ulm 2012-04-27 16:38:09

It's one of those few good movies

I never really enjoyed movies like I do today until 1992. It was duringthat year that I started watching movies more and more. My favorite movieof that year at the time was Aladdin, but hey, I was 12. Anyway, as Iwatched the Academy Awards for the first time (for the year 1992), Inoticedthe film "A Few Good Men." Immediately, I was interested. I had been aTomCruise fan since "Top Gun" and Demi Moore was great in "Ghost," but thisoneguy seemed really cool. His name is Jack Nicholson. "A Few Good Men" isone of those few movies that features acting at its absolute best. Greatwork by Kevin Bacon and Kevin Pollak was just icing on the cake! The factthat the Academy felt "Unforgiven" was better that year makes me sick.Thisis one of those movies that I watch at least 3 times a year because it issogood and it never gets old. The main reason: Jack Nicholson is one of thefinest actors in the history of entertainment. That's the truth, and "YouCan't Handle the Truth!"

Naresh Kanyal 2012-04-27 13:37:23

Watch it for Jack Nicholson and his dialogues

This is one of the movies, I have watched many many times. First fewtimes, Tom Cruise seemed to be giving an ordinary performance; probablymy shortcoming that I was not able to understand his character. But,then I realized that he was playing exactly the character he wassupposed to portray and he did it in a impeccable manner - wow!!!! Hewas just second to Jack Nicholson.I could not imagine if anyone else could have replaced Jack Nicholson -his stellar performance (as always) and the intensity and ferocity withwhich he delivered his dialogues - man, even his facial expressions attimes were worth a watch.Story line and plot don't seem to be so strong and there will be manypeople who would not agree with its end and even with the message ofthe movie, which is although not so clear but definitely points towardssome of the not so best practices being followed in any country's army(over discipline in the name of straightening the people and gettingthings in order or even avoiding any further chaos or things being runby certain people just to settle their personal scores and run in a waythey think is the best, even disregarding other people's reasonableopinions). However, the other things apart, movie was a treat to watch.Director Rob Reiner and writer Aaron Sorkin didn't leave any stoneunturned when it came to dialogues in the movie - in fact, thedialogues delivered by each and every character (not only JackNicholson) have been simply stunning.

2012-04-25 10:21:25

One of the best Tom Cruise has ever done.

Any one who likes Tom Cruise and dramatic films must get this. I find myself watching it again and again. The acting from everyone is exceptional. A must for Cruise fans.

mambubukid 2012-04-24 20:56:32

Strone male leads save A Few Good Men from being a standard Hollywood courtroom affair.

The courtroom is an ample and inexhaustible well that provides Hollywoodwith enough dramatic material just, just in case movies scribes run out ofgood ideas. But it seems that the writers of this genre themselves haverunout of good ideas for this genre, turning courtroom drama intomelodrama.The formula has often gone this way: defendant has no case, long andoverdrawn character cross-examination, vital witness and/or evidence popsup, accused is found guilty, case close and everyone lives happily everafter.It is no different in Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men. We knew Lt. Caffey'sclients' backs are against the wall. We know that during the course of thenext fifty minutes or so, we will be shocked at every evidence thatsurfacesand, refusing to believe anything we see firsthand, we will be on anemotional and mental tightrope till the jury's out. We see Col. NathanJessep's face and we suspect. We see Col. Markinson's face and we're verycertain the devil's just around.The film's contrivances though, are in relation to plot, which doesn't meana lot in this film genre so A Few Good Men atones itself handsomely throughtop-notch acting. (Dialogues are also A-grade in poetic sarcasm but Idon'tknow if it is to the writer's credit or to the actor'sdelivery.)There's nothing more anybody could say about how the actors fit perfectlywell in their roles. Among the three defense attorneys, nobody essays thatunworded reluctance better than Kevin Pollack. The usually nasty filmvillain, J.T. Walsh convinces us to offer his guilt-stricken charactersympathy this time, and we do. Two of the bratpackers are given actingbaptisms of fire here, too. Sutherland's shady lieutenant and Bacon's'strictly business' gentleman/lawyer are welcome transition from theirboy-next-door images. Unfortunately, the lone female lead played by Mooredoesn't really shine in this testosterone-saddled film. Either the rolewasn't so difficult to cast or there were just too many excellentperformances.Now, for the two leads. At the onset, there's nothing really new forCruiseto work here. Boyish arrogance, huge chip on his shoulder, wisecrack,we'veseen Tom do this before and even an intelligent script doesn't really savehim from the thought of being stereotyped on this film. Everything changeshowever, when he gets into the ring to trade barbs with Nicholson. IfCaffey stunned the court audience while he systematically leveled Jessep tosubmission, Cruise stunned the movie audience with a never-before-seenonscreen bravado. If Caffey proved he deserved to play in the big league,Cruise proved his acting deserved to be paid notice. Remember, in thehistory of Hollywood, being in Jack Nicholson's face is not an enviableposition, let alone getting into his head but only a few, like Cruise'sCaffey, tames the beast Jack and convinces the jury -- the audience -- thathe can overcome.As for Jack, his colonel appeared in only a third of the film but the kindof phobia his role induces is a toast to the kind of ubertalent Nicholsonis. If anybody has any doubt about Cruise's acting in this film, look atTom's lieutenant slugging it out with Jack's colonel. One has to be anexceptional actor not to flinch at Nicholson's evil eyes or his sick grin.Who says Mr. Nice Guy can't look straight into the devil'seyes?