A Few Good Men (1992) (R)
Directed by Rob Reiner
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon
Daughter Says:
A Few Good Men involves more than just men, but soldiers of all men. Tom Cruise stars as Lt. Daniel Kaffee who is a lawyer. He is put into a trial involving two men (James Marshall and Wolfgang Bodison) who supposedly murdered another soldier with poison. What they all don't know is Cruise has a woman on his side. Demi Moore stars as another lawyer named Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway. Together they try to solve this seemingly impossible case.
This murder mystery kept my attention all the way through and I was fascinated to find out how these two were going to figure the whole thing out. Not only was the story good but Jack Nicholson played an amazing villain. He creeped me out. (he would make an excellent Joker in a Batman movie). All together this movie was rather good.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes to watch trial/mystery films or tv shows. It's kind of a Law and Order movie. So if you like that kind of stuff give it a try.
Rating for A Few Good Men: ****.
Daddy Says:
Rob Reiner is one of my favorite directors. From The Princess Bride, to This Is Spinal Tap, to Misery, to When Harry Met Sally, Stand by Me, and The Sure Thing, he had an incredible run in the 1990s. A Few Good Men was also one of his best.
At times the film feels like a stage play being filmed, but for a courtroom drama like this it works. The cinematographer likes to cut off the tops of peoples head in a lot of shots, but it has the effect of focusing your attention on the actor's eyes. Again, in a different sort of film, it might have been a risky choice, but here it works.
It's also really great to watch Tom Cruise, before he became known for other things in his personal life, square off against heavyweight actor Jack Nicholson. Nicholson, of course, owns every scene he's in, but Cruise hangs in there with him. I would have liked to have seen more from the supporting cast, especially Demi Moore, but perhaps I'm asking for too much. Kiefer Sutherland was very good in his supporting role as a soldier who follows orders without question.
The script was also good, throwing in some great dialogue for the villain to chew on, while keeping us just a slight step behind Cruise in the courtroom so we are able to see where he's going with his defense. Not much to gripe about with this film. Pretty much, if you see Rob Reiner's name on the box and the date was somewhere in the 1990's, you can't go wrong.
Rating for A Few Good Men: ****1/4.
Directed by Rob Reiner
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon
Daughter Says:
A Few Good Men involves more than just men, but soldiers of all men. Tom Cruise stars as Lt. Daniel Kaffee who is a lawyer. He is put into a trial involving two men (James Marshall and Wolfgang Bodison) who supposedly murdered another soldier with poison. What they all don't know is Cruise has a woman on his side. Demi Moore stars as another lawyer named Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway. Together they try to solve this seemingly impossible case.
This murder mystery kept my attention all the way through and I was fascinated to find out how these two were going to figure the whole thing out. Not only was the story good but Jack Nicholson played an amazing villain. He creeped me out. (he would make an excellent Joker in a Batman movie). All together this movie was rather good.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes to watch trial/mystery films or tv shows. It's kind of a Law and Order movie. So if you like that kind of stuff give it a try.
Rating for A Few Good Men: ****.
Daddy Says:
Rob Reiner is one of my favorite directors. From The Princess Bride, to This Is Spinal Tap, to Misery, to When Harry Met Sally, Stand by Me, and The Sure Thing, he had an incredible run in the 1990s. A Few Good Men was also one of his best.
At times the film feels like a stage play being filmed, but for a courtroom drama like this it works. The cinematographer likes to cut off the tops of peoples head in a lot of shots, but it has the effect of focusing your attention on the actor's eyes. Again, in a different sort of film, it might have been a risky choice, but here it works.
It's also really great to watch Tom Cruise, before he became known for other things in his personal life, square off against heavyweight actor Jack Nicholson. Nicholson, of course, owns every scene he's in, but Cruise hangs in there with him. I would have liked to have seen more from the supporting cast, especially Demi Moore, but perhaps I'm asking for too much. Kiefer Sutherland was very good in his supporting role as a soldier who follows orders without question.
The script was also good, throwing in some great dialogue for the villain to chew on, while keeping us just a slight step behind Cruise in the courtroom so we are able to see where he's going with his defense. Not much to gripe about with this film. Pretty much, if you see Rob Reiner's name on the box and the date was somewhere in the 1990's, you can't go wrong.
Rating for A Few Good Men: ****1/4.
I think you should watch A Time to Kill now. Though not a military drama, Kiefer plays a character that if his character in A Few Good Men had not been in the military would have turned into this young man. Also it has Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kevin Spacey all of which Richard you like. I know Richard is not a huge Matthew McConaughey fan, but Sammi will be if she isn't already. He is hot!!! LOL!!
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