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Men of Honor (2000)

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Reviews Counted:101

Fresh:42

Rotten:59

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: De Niro and Goodings Jr. manage to turn in performances that make this by-the-numbers inspirational movie watchable.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] language

Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 10, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $46,242,629

Synopsis: Carl Brashear lets nothing stand in the way of his dreams. The son of a Kentucky sharecropper, Carl leaves home for what he expects would be a better life. "Never quit ... be the best," his father... Carl Brashear lets nothing stand in the way of his dreams. The son of a Kentucky sharecropper, Carl leaves home for what he expects would be a better life. "Never quit ... be the best," his father had told him, and Carl takes those words to heart.

After he joins the newly-integrated Navy, Carl spends two years writing a hundred letters before the service accepts his application for its Dive School program. Carl's training officer, Billy Sunday, wants no part of Carl or his ambitions. Sunday, a celebrated Master Chief Navy Diver whose exploits as a troublemaker are as legendary as his accomplishments as a diver, relentlessly taunts and challenges Carl, expecting him to falter and quit. But Carl has other ideas. His goal is clear, his determination fixed. Nothing will stand in the way of his dream of becoming a Navy Diver. Not even Billy Sunday.

Years later, after Carl suffers a crippling injury, he and Sunday unexpectedly join forces. Never one to turn down an opportunity to flout the system, the rebellious senior officer helps Carl buck Navy bureaucracy, overcome the loss of a leg, and go on to make military history. By the time he retires, Carl earns the esteemed titles of Master Diver and Master Chief, the Navy's highest rank for an enlisted man. [More]

Starring: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding, Charlize Theron, Hal Holbrook

Starring: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding, Charlize Theron, Hal Holbrook, David Keith, Michael Rapaport, Powers Boothe

Director: George Tillman

Director: George Tillman
Screenwriter: Scott Marshall Smith
Producer: Robert Teitel, Bill Badalato
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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May 12, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case - Checkpoint
  • Special Edition
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Letterbox - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English, French

Additional Release Material:

  • Documentary: "Master Chief: A Tribute to Carl Brashear"
  • Alternate Scenes: Alternate Ending
  • Behind the Scenes: Animated Storyboards (with Director's Commentary)
  • Music Video: Brian McKnight - "Win"
  • Audio Commentary: George Tillman, Jr. - Director; Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Star; Scott Marshall Smith - Screenwriter; Robert Teitel - Producer
  • Featurette: HBO First Look
  • Deleted Scenes: With Optional Commentary (11)

Trailers:

  • 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. TV Spots
  • 3. Product Trailers - Soundtrack Promo Spot

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Rich Cline
Rich Cline
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There's nothing in this movie you haven't seen 12 times before.

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Scott Weinberg
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Joel Siegel
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It holds few surprises, but it's just the ticket if you're in the mood for two hours of proudly traditional entertainment.

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Stephen Farber
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04/16/01
BBC

...the liberties Hollywood took in dressing it up only serve to undermine its effectiveness.

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03/30/01
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Bypasses the ambition and integrity found in a similar-themed but markedly better film like Norman Jewison's The Hurricane.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/01
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

engrossing enough to qualify as solid entertainment with a meaningful message

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
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01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Even with its faults, this flick deserves an honorable mention.

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E! Online

You'll leave the theater jazzed and inspired.

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