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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

US Box Office: $0

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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An extraordinarily well-made movie, which wastes no words or images in telling a conventional but compelling story.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
12/21/08
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine

The final scene, when Kaffee locks horns with Jessep, more than makes up for the predictability of what's come before.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
12/21/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Although Nicholson has little more than an extended cameo, he seizes the final courtroom scene and makes it a tour de force of cinema.

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12/21/08
Channel 4 Film

The same histrionic fireworks that gripped theater audiences will prove even more compelling to filmgoers due to the star power and dramatic screw-tightening.

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10/18/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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09/13/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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.

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08/16/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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.

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07/03/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The intellectual cut-and-thrust of the courtroom is largely absent here, and the denouement seems slick, arbitrary, and derived from the Captain Queeg catalogue.

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01/26/06
Time Out

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12/23/05
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

So well written and so well acted that you almost don't notice what a shoddy and clumsy piece of filmmaking it is.

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11/20/05
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

No review available.

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11/04/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Entertaining but contrived.

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06/12/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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06/04/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

A blueprint for Hollywood product done right: intelligent, entertaining, and stuffed to the gills with movie star charisma.

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05/02/04
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

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02/19/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Fantastica Daily

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02/15/04
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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01/01/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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12/23/03
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

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12/07/03
Ryan Cracknell
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