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Mini Review #135: A Few Good Men (1992) (UNCUT PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
🕑 Added 2024-04-21 05:15:54 +0000 UTCRequested by Jonathan!!!! Thank you!!!
Holy chicken and waffle sauce this movie was not what I was expecting but boy did I love it. I knew this was labeled a 'war' movie going into it so I was expecting, based off the title, a few good soldiers working together in some war somewhere in order to stay alive. Instead, I got a young puppy dog Tom Cruise lawyer working on a conspiracy murder case in an exhilarating courtroom drama. Exhilarating is the key word here because once we get to the court, the movie steps on the gas and only gets better and better every time we go back. Not to say anything outside the court is bad, it's just those courtroom scenes had me sweating buckets with the amount of stress and excitement I had. There is something so special about a courtroom and its ability to increase tension. For me, I think it is the silence. If anyone has ever been in a courtroom, you'll know just how quiet it is in there. If a fly farted you'd be able to hear it. Rob Reiner uses this silence perfectly and every blow both good and bad can be heard in the following deafening silence. Jack Nicholson was insane in this movie. He had about 15 minutes of screen time and was maybe the most memorable actor in the film. His presence was so grimy and gross while also being arrogant and strict. You hated him from the beginning and his meltdown was top 5 most satisfying moments of all time. Also, was the line "You can't handle the truth" from this movie??? I knew that was a famous line but man was it great to hear! Tom Cruise was also great in this role! I haven't seen many young Tom Cruise flicks but he was definitely on his A-game here. Felt like a very mature performance from him at times. Honestly, I didn't know what to expect going into this one but I enjoyed it so much. The movie flew by and I am actually glad I had to purchase the film in order to watch it as I would love to watch it again!
Comments
Jonathan
He did try to alternate between action and drama from Top Gun until about 2010 when he went all action. He has way more critical hits than misses.
tyranusfan
Tom Cruise, to me, had two careers. (People may disagree, this is just how I see it.) He made a popular splash with Risky Business and then the blockbuster Top Gun. He worked steadily through the 80s and early 90s with well received but forgettable movies (they're rarely seen in reruns on TV, if at all). He gets to this, and it's a great dramatic turn. People love this movie, rightfully so. Then a couple years go by and he hits Mission Impossible, and that's where the stunt-obsessed, leading man, almost ageless Tom appears, and he's been riding that ever since. He's had an interesting arc.
tyranusfan
Like Picard said, "a courtroom is a crucible."
