Few Good Men

Pros: Jack Nicholson at his best, story, plot, casting, setting,
Cons: none!

Two marines are seen going into the cabin of one Private First Class William T. (Willie) Santiago. The first marine is Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson, and his bunkmate Private First Class Louden Downey. They are in the room, because they believe that ...

Pros: acting, writing, directing
Cons: "regular" DVD edition is sub-standard

Being the huge Kiefer Sutherland fan that I am (and this is long before 24 was ever on the air), the movie A Few Good Men has always been among my favorites. Imagine my disappointment at the poor quality of this DVD. There ...

Pros: Great screenwriting debut by Sorkin, good directing, solid cast and terrific acting.
Cons: None.

Following the traditions of The Caine Mutiny and other riveting courtroom dramas (To Kill a Mockingbird, Anatomy of a Murder), the Aaron Sorkin-Rob Reiner collaboration A Few Good Men is less about a crime and its details than it is ...

Pros: great lines, delicious character conflicts, worthy issues
Cons: popcorn propaganda

Believe it or not, I went to see this film - when it first opened - because I was having "open discussions" with Marine Corps JAG. I was in law school, at a time when the bottom had dropped out of the market, and I was frankly willing to turn over any ...

Pros: Cast. Script. Moral Dilemmas.
Cons: Maybe some one-dimensional roles?

You can't handle the truth! --Jack Nicholson as Colonel Nathan Jessup, from 1992's A Few Good Men. On any list of the most memorable movie quotes of the last 25 years, probably of all time, this one makes the cut. You may not ...

Pros: Taut Storyline, Powerhouse Performances, Great Ending
Cons: Suggestion of Torture

When it comes to taut and enthralling courtroom dramas, very few movies manage to intrigue us like no other, To Kill and Mockingbird is one, 12 Angry Men is another, I am happy to say the A Few Good Men is good enough to be among the elite ...

Pros: Jack Nicholson
Cons: None that I could think of

At the beginning of A FEW GOOD MEN, we see a certain Private First Class Santiago get assaulted at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and a rag gets stuffed in his mouth, by the Marine equivalent of two "junior lieutenants" (actually a Private First Class like...

Pros: finally, not the prissy Cruise we have come to know and love
Cons: a bit of a yawn in the beginning

Pros: Intriguing script, good acting, good directing
Cons: a bit heavy on the testosterone at times

We all have actors and actresses which others really enjoy and who just don't do it for us. My list of actors and actreses include Jack Nicholson, Keifer Sutherland, Demi Moore and J.T. Walsh. Thus, when the chance came to see "A Few Good Men" in the...

Pros: Well-made and well-acted.
Cons: Nothing is left to the viewer's imagination.

When Aaron Sorkin sat down to write his screenplay, A Few Good Men, he must have thought to himself, "Gee, I'm pretty sure my target audience is a bunch of bumbling idiots prone to drooling in their artificially butter-flavored popcorn, so...

Pros: Great acting, plot, writing. Nicholson at his best.
Cons: Almost none.

For a very large part of my very short life I've been a bit mystified by the idea of this movie. I'd heard incredible reviews, and I could spot out the famous court scene with Jack Nicholson screaming "You can't handle the truth" with ease. The fact of ...

Pros: well-written, fine acting by all leads, engrossing story
Cons: Film is a bit long-ish and Cruise, though good, is shown in typical role

I hadn't watched this film in quite a while, but sat up last night watching it again for some reason. I wanted to do a review of "Andy Warhol's Dracula", with all it's talk of "wirgins" but, alas, that film is not in the Epinions database. Perhaps I'll...

Pros: Great casting/acting, perfect legal drama, interesting plot
Cons: Simple plotline

A marine is dead. People want answers; they want the truth, but can we handle the truth?

A Few Good Men begins as a simple legal drama. Two marines in Guantamo Bay Cuba (Gitmo) enter the barracks room of an under-par marine, Private...

Pros: Nicholson's great performance and Moore and Bacon's good acting
Cons: stupid script, dumb directing, mediocre acting by Cruise

Rarely have I ever seen a Rob Reiner film that I hated. “A Few Good Men” (1992) is one of his movies that is a dog. It is an unbelievable dog. I think Reiner must be one of those die-hard Perry Mason true believers. During the court scenes,...

Pros: superb acting, believable plot,
Cons: no sex scenes (sorry guys..LOL)

A Few Good Men is probably remembered most for the legendary line spoken by Jack Nicholson in all of the commercials, “You can’t handle the Truth!”

Although it was released in 1992 on video I didn’t see it until this past...