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Summary: Loved the Story
Review: Good True story, good acting. Had some slow spots, but overall nicely done.
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Summary: A Moving and Inspirational Film
Review: You think you've had it tough? You should check out this film. Carl Brashear is the epitome of courage and determination. What this man had to go through to become a navy diver, should be an inspiration to us all. George Tillman in only his second major feature (after SOUL FOOD), has made a quantum leap as a filmmaker. Perhaps because he didn't write this one, MEN OF HONOR has a depth and texture missing in SOUL FOOD. Cuba Gooding, Jr. does some of his best work to date as Brashear. It is a role well-suited for him. His career would be better served by playing more roles like this one, instead of the silly comedies he's most often cast in. De Niro, as usual is good as the southern redneck who trains Brashear. The supporting characters are also fine. If you want to be moved and inspired, you definitely need to check out this one.
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Summary: All star perfomances
Review: Men of Honor is a true story of a colored boy who has always had a fascination with the water. Cuba Gooding Jr. portrays Carl Brashear in one of his best films yet in my opinion. Robert DeNiro plays Billy Sunday, a racist Master Chief Petty Officer in the Navy. Brashear joins the navy and strives to be one of the elite master divers who dive under the water to search for missing persons and underwater wreckages. Sunday puts Brashear through endless racist comments during his training. Brashear is singeled out among barracks full of white men and racists. He overcomes all these obstacles and after years of hard work in the navy becomes a master diver, and strives to achieve the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer, at the time, the only colored one. He achieves this goal, and is one of the most decorated men in Navy history.
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Summary: Men of Honor
Review: This is the best movie I have ever seen in my entire life. The acting and drama is spectacular. It is the most inspiring and uplifting film. If you are ever in doubt of yourself watch this film and you will never think "I can't" again in your life. I 've seen it three times with three different groups and everytime everybody was moved to tears. Definitely a must see film.
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Summary: AMAZING "COOKIE", A MUST SEE
Review: When I saw the trailer, I though it was going to be a fairly good flick, but no, it is more than just fairly good, it's great, I was amazed, the movie is very good, plus, I had never heard of Carl Brashear, a very informative movie, plus the cast is great, Cuba Gooding Jr has proved once again that he is a great actor, and Robert De Niro was awesome as Chief Sunday, he really lights up the movie, the character is great and was played beautifully, he really did his best. Plus the story is very good, based on real events in the life of Navy Diver Carl Brashear, a true inspiration for children, teenagers, adults, well everyone, he is a great role model, too bad the movie was rated R for it's continuous use of bad language by De Niro, but the character needed it. If you don't mind, try and make children watch it, it is really a good inspiration and example for the, not the adult language, but the story, it blow me away, Too bad the Academy over-looked this great picture, it deserved at least some nominations, because this is a really good movie, Carl Brashear which is still alive by the way, must feel really proud, please, let's honour this great man and buy his movie, it is really worth it. Plus, the Fox DVD is really good, well let's face it, it's Fox, they always come up with great DVD editions. Two thumbs up.
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Summary: Men of Honor
Review: I have to say that this movie is an exellent peice of work . The story is very compelling . Some of the finest acting of Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro that I have ever seen . The two worked together very well and I will cherrish this movie for years to come .
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Summary: Men of Honor
Review: A wonderful movie. A must see!!!!! If you do not cry, you are not human. Excellent acting, so real, a great drama.
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Summary: Honored to watch
Review: Men of Honor is one of those special movies that truly inspires you. Anytime a movie focuses on a heroic story of one man or woman's life, it's bound to be inspirational and a joy to watch. Men of Honor was both of these. I give an A+ for the story itself, but there were problems with the technical side of the movie. First, the acting. I have never really thought Cuba Gooding Jr. was that great of an actor. And this movie hammers that thought into my head even deeper. His facial expressions and the such are OK, but sometimes his words just don't sound right. He was the only actor in the movie that I had a problem with though. The directing was good, except it just seems the movie jumped around a lot. It moved too fast at times. But really that wasn't too much of a hindrance to the overall movie. Men of Honor was a great film that hasn't gotten the recognition it surely deserves. 4 Stars
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Summary: Emotional!
Review: This movie will stir up a lot of different emotions. You will feel anger, sorrow, and pity. Carl (a navy diver) has to struggle in a time when blacks were not treated equal, the law says they are but they are not. There are still people who try to hold them back no matter what. Bill Sunday learns from Carl that sometimes things have to change. He finally stands up for what is right. It is a wonderful movie!!
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Summary: Truly Inspiring!
Review: An inspiring and well-acted saga based on the life of Carl Brashear, the U.S. Navy's first African-American diver. The always good Cuba Gooding, Jr. deftly handles the role of Brashear, who overcomes bigotry -- i.e. blatant attempts to have him flunked out of diving school -- while rising through the ranks, eventually achieving elite status. Brashear's perserverence is nothing short of amazing. Nothing, not even a horrible accident which results in the amputation of his right leg, can stop this steely-eyed hero from reaching his goals. Robert DeNiro is absolutely wicked as the hate-spewing Master Chief Billy Sunday. An embittered ex-diver grounded for health reasons, Sunday battles inner-racist demons before eventually embracing Brashear and his tenacious work ethic. In typical Hollywood fashion, "Men of Honor" is occasionally over-sentimental. In fact, that is the film's sole flaw. Overall, however, this is a remarkable tale of one man's refusal to let the feeble minds of others stand in the way of his dreams.
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