R E V I E W S

Men of Honor (2000)

Starring: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis, Holt McCallany
Director: George Tillman, Jr.
Rating: R

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Review Posted: 11.12.00

Rating: 4.5/5

By Paul Perkins.

You can take a man's money, car, home, etc. but you can’t take a man's soul or dreams. Even so your dream has never been done before. Men of Honor for Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding JR) the son of a Kentucky sharecropper his father does not want him to end up like him so Carl joins the Navy.

So Carl leave home to make a better life for him as his father tells him never quit, be the best Carl take them words to heart. He joins the navy under protest, the navy just became integrated but Carl does let that stop him of his dream. He realized what he wants to be in life. So he tries to join the dive school program but it not going to be easy to join because there has never been an African American to join the dive programs. So he writes a lot of letter to the captain to let him join.

So he gets accepted to the program and he meets his new teacher Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro) who does not like Carl and tries everything to stop him for finishing the class. But Carl does not quit because is he working to his dream of being a Master Chief Navy Diver which is the highest ranking you can get in the navy. But he will see it will cost him everything he has to become what he wants to be and best the best he can be.

Men of Honor was one of the years best it has you from the start to the end. Here are some good and bad points of the film.

Good Points:
1. The story was good and it shows how the human spirit is hard to put down and to follow your dreams.
2. The cast was suburb Robert and Cuba does Oscar performers they were very good and Men of Honor was one of their best films.
3. The supporting cast was also very good.
4. The dive scenes were good and they gave us a in-depth look how divers have a hard job. And home much they risk their life to save some else.
5. The music was good.

Bad points:
1. The movie was a tad bit long. Could cut 20 mins.

Overall, Men of Honor was a very good movie, a great story and very good cast they all should get Oscar nominations for their work in this film. Everyone go see this film and be amazed not one to miss.

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