I realize that there are very few movie-goers who have not seen this, and now I am finally one of them uh, finally no longer one of them.
Let me just say that it was fairly dull. We know whassup from the beginning, and that Colonel Jack is behind it all, and from there we proceed linearly until the lightbulb goes on in what’s-his-Cruise’s head and HE CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH. Ugh. Demi Moore is probably at her cardboard worst in this film. Tom is doing his “I am callow, yet I will find a cause” shtick that he spent the 1990s perfecting.
Can I admit that I don’t like Jack Nicholson? Dude’s got the kevorka, I will grant, but I don’t think he’s much of an actor. I realize it’s a heretical notion.
How did Aaron Sorkin get work after this movie? I liked “Sports Night”, and “The West Wing” has its moments, but writing A Few Good Men should not get you other gigs.
And let’s not even talk about Rob Reiner. Okay, let’s. Take a look at his films before this:
So that’s two absolute classics, and four pretty darn good films. Not too shabby. After AFGM:
By my count, that’s two middling, earnest but commercial potboilers and four pieces of total poopoo. This movie completely ruined his artistic instincts, and I’m not sure I’ll willingly see anything else he directs. Shame, meathead, shame.
