Review of A Few Good Men (1992) by Connor _ — 24 Apr 2010
"You can't handle the truth!" Jack Nicholson shouts at Tom Cruise in an intense courtroom scene where Cruise accuses Nicholson of the illegal punishment of murdered marine. When two marines murder a third and defending them seems near impossible what with the evidence against them, cocky professional JAG attorney Kaffee (Cruise) is pitted with Demi Moore and Kevin Pollak to prove them innocent, or, as they put it, "doing their job".
Nicholson earned an Oscar nod for his performance as the rough-hearted colonel at Guantanimo Bay, where the marines were stationed. With Kevin Bacon representing the government as the prosecutor with a long line of marines to testify.
Cruise gives an Oscar-able performance as the cocky, yet laid back attorney Lt. Daniel Kaffee with Pollak as his sarcastic, doubtful friend with "no responsablitlies whatsoever". Demi Moore's character is a serious, no-nonsense, hardworking internal affairs attorney with a hard work-ethic.
The film has enough good humor in it to make the dramatic scenes all the more tense. Wolfgang Bodison plays the lead defendant marine charged with murdering a fellow marine, with James Marshall as the younger officer at Bodison's beck and call.
A courtroom drama seconded in its genre only by '12 Angry Men', this is a must-see for anyone looking for a career in law. B+.
This review of A Few Good Men (1992) was written by Connor _ on 24 Apr 2010.
A Few Good Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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