Average Rating: 5.3/10
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Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 61
De Niro and Goodings Jr. manage to turn in performances that make this by-the-numbers inspirational movie watchable.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 14
De Niro and Goodings Jr. manage to turn in performances that make this by-the-numbers inspirational movie watchable.
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This military drama is based on the true story of Carl Brashear, who was the first African-American to serve as a diver in the United States Navy. Brashear (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.) was born to a poor farming family in the deep South, and joined the Navy in hopes of bettering himself. When Brashear applies for diving school, he first encounters Master Chief Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a gruff and tyrannical diving instructor who holds absolute sway over his charges. Sunday does little at
Nov 10, 2000 Wide
Apr 10, 2001
$46.2M
20th Century Fox
All Critics (121) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (63) | DVD (29)
This seaman's tale languishes in shallow waters.
It is set in the 1950s and '60s and actually feels as if it were made back then. And that's exactly what's good about it
With every dramatic scene and turn of phrase molded by a formulaic, Screenwriting 101 mentality, it's pure Hollywood pap.
The movie is an old-fashioned biopic, and I mean that as a compliment.
If you can live with a certain by-the-numbers approach, this [movie] is a rousing one.
inspirational message plays well to mainstream audiences
Stirring story--may be appropriate for some teens.
Brashear is all sheer determination and nothing else, displaying none of the vulnerability that would make him into a believable human being.
Strangled with formula.
The decision to shift some of the attention to De Niro's character...dilutes the power of Brashear's fascinating life story.
...a well-made throwback to the days of old, when telling a story was what mattered; not special effects or flashy editing.
An unfortunately sappy telling of a truly amazing story.
Billy Sunday: The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert. If it is lost underwater, he finds it. If it's sunk, he brings it up. If it's in the way, he moves it. If he's lucky, he will die young, 200 feet beneath the waves, for that is the closest he'll ever get to being a hero. Men of Honor is a good
February 17, 2011
Super Reviewer
Men Of Honor is a terrific film based on the first African American Master Diver. Cuba Gooding Jr. delivers in the lead role of Carl Brashear and Robert De Niro gives a phenomenal performance as well. Brashear overcame racial tensions in the Navy to achieve his goal of becoming a master diver. Despite racist slurs
January 31, 2011
Super Reviewer
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