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Can You Handle A Truly Terrific Movie?
Few movie produced in the 1990s had the sheer acting or star power enjoyed by "A Few Good Men". From Jack Nicholson commanding presence as the tough-as-nails Marine Colonel who had been in control just a little too long to Tom Cruise's young, conflicted, and over-achieving lawyer to Demi Moore's lovely presence acting as the brains, brawn, and conscience behind Cruise's efforts, this was a movie with unbelievable star power! It is also a well-crafted courtroom thriller, and superb acting on the part of supporting actors such as Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, and Christopher Guest help to propel this story along its way to an unexpected conclusion.

The story revolves around a young and unpopular marine's mysterious murder while off-duty at the American military base at Guantanamo in Cuba. The issue under urgent exploration is whether the two young recruits who are accused of the murder are guilty of a wanton act of homicide or uncritically following orders. Anyone familiar with the military understands the critical difference the defense team composed of Cruise, Moore and Guest must discover and convince the military judge of. Thus the stage is set for a dangerous game of cat and mouse between the defense team and the prosecutor well played by a swaggeringly convincing Kevin Bacon, even while Cruise tries to get the details of what seems to be a conspiracy of silence within the Marine command structure.

This is an excellent drama, and showcases Cruise, Moore and Nicholson at their very best. The drama skates quickly and meaningfully along from its skeletal beginnings in the heat and humidity of the Marine barracks in Cuba to the backdrop of the Navy base at Bethesda. The characters are realistic and therefore believable, and the twists and turns of the plot keep the viewer guessing as to where it is all heading. This is an intriguing and suspenseful thriller that has both a great storyline and great acting. Enjoy!

One of the Most Edgy Courtroom Drama's of All Time!
To say A Few Good Men is superb is an understatement. This film has it all: a great story, great acting, great suspense, and great drama. The film should really be part of the 5-Star Collection. The film has a great cast Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Bacon, and Kevin Pollak.

This film is about two members of the Navy, who are being tried for the murder of their partner for being a witness to one of them shooting illegally into Cuba. This sparks for a great drama in which a smart mouthed, cocky lawyer (Cruise), his brash female love interest (Demi Moore), his "helper" so to speak (Kevin Pollak), a angry Col. (Nicholson), and the prosecutor (Kevin Bacon).

This film is great, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves good acting and an even better story.

DVD Special Features Include:

• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Production notes
• Audio Commentary by Director Rob Reiner
• Exclusive Documentary: Code of Conduct
• Featurette: From Stage to Screen with Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner
• Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic (2:35:1) formats

Nicholson, Cruise & Moore are Fantastic on Widescreen DVD!
This movie has fantastic drama and brings out this ensemble casts best acting abilities. Directed & Commentary Extra by Rob Reiner (Meathead from "All in the Family" & Carl Reiner's son) does an outstanding job telling this classic military court martial drama.

Summary: A mysterious Marine death involving a "Code Red" scenario (unauthorized hazing practice)carried out by 2 junior Marines. The Navy JAG (Judge Advocate General - military lawyers - Tom Cruise & Demi Moore) Corps begins an extensive investigation. The Commanding Officer (Jack Nicholson) of the dead Marine is interviewed by the JAG Lawyers regarding the aledge "CODE RED" and an adversarial confrontation occurs. Now the journey begins to prove or disprove the use of an unauthorized Marine discipline practice occurred & who is gulity.

This is a great movie and proves what great casting & direction can do for outstanding entertainment!!

Widescreen (Letterbox) and excellent DVD transfer. Enjoy.

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