The great courtroom drama. Fast-paced compelling mystery with moral undertones.
A Few Good Men (1992)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:34
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When two marines are charged with murdering a member of their platoon during an unsanctioned disciplinary action in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the armed forces hire a lieutenant they believe is a... When two marines are charged with murdering a member of their platoon during an unsanctioned disciplinary action in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the armed forces hire a lieutenant they believe is a lightweight defense attorney. Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) prides himself in having successfully plea-bargained every one of his 44 cases and would just as well make this one his 45th. However, ambitious internal affairs officer Lieutenant Commander Jo Ann Galloway (Demi Moore) smells a rat in the form of a hushed-up practice known as Code Red and, furious at Kaffee's halfhearted efforts, gets hired as the younger cadet's defender. Aided by Lt. Com. Galloway's prodding, Lt. Kaffee begins to realize the rottenness of the whole affair and sets to take on the whole Guantanamo Bay marine corps and its codes, a decision that makes inevitable a ferocious head-to-head showdown with an immovable force. Irascible Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson, in one of the most striking performances of his fabled career) heads the Cuban marine base and is on the cusp of appointment to the National Security Council. Jessup embodies both the necessity and the evil in necessary evil and does not take lightly to anyone questioning his or his corps' methods. Aaron Sorkin's script is adapted from his own gripping award-winning Broadway play and is skillfully brought to the screen by director Rob Reiner. [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, Wolfgang Bodison, Cuba Gooding, David Bowe
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin
Producer: David Brown
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Reviews for A Few Good Men
Although Nicholson has little more than an extended cameo, he seizes the final courtroom scene and makes it a tour de force of cinema.
Julgando-se mais importante e inteligente do que é na verdade, o filme conta com um roteiro ingênuo em seu idealismo juvenil e traz Cruise em uma performance implausível e repleta de maneirismos de estrela.
This is stirring, highly entertaining stuff, with superb performances all the way around and witty dialogue to keep it all moving.
The film, as it progresses, begins to seem like Reiner's own military exercise -- all professional polish, no soul.
Highly entertaining courtroom drama that's well-directed by Reiner but narratively flawed. Thematically, the story is fraudulent--much ado about nothing--but enjoybale to watch.
Jack Nicholson comes in at the beginning and end and punches a hole in the screen both times.
A blueprint for Hollywood product done right: intelligent, entertaining, and stuffed to the gills with movie star charisma.
It probably will win some Oscars, but if this is the best film of the year, it is a pretty poor year for films.
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