Men of Honor

Pros: Gooding and DeNiro give good, thoughtful performances
Cons: George Tillman directs the movie with a ham fist inside a velvet glove

This Memorial Day weekend, I decided to see a movie that would boil the patriotic blood in my veins—one that would make me walk a little taller, a little prouder as I thought of all the sacrifices our men and women have made in the name of freedom, duty...

Pros: DeNiro, Gooding, fine story
Cons: Well done, but familiar

Men Of Honor is the respectful and inspirational story of Carl Brashear, who overcame obstacle after obstacle to become the first black diver in the Navy, eventually rising to the highest diver rank, Master Chief. Brashear (played by Cuba...

Pros: Very well acted, good story, very uplifting, good cast.
Cons: None that I found

Last night I watched the video "Men of Honor," in which Cuba Gooding, Jr gives, what I felt was an outstanding performance . He portrays a master diver in the United States Navy, the first African American to achieve this high-ranking position. His...

Pros: A very good story that is based on the life on Carl Brashear, superb acting.
Cons: -----------------------

Master Chief Sunday: The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert. If it is lost underwater, he finds it. If it's sunk, he brings it up. If it's in the way, he moves it. If he's lucky, he will die young, 200 feet beneath the waves, for ...

Pros: inspiring true story, Gooding and DeNiro
Cons: lots of profanity (this is the Navy, after all)

To be perfectly honest, when my brother rented this film last week I was pretty sure that I wouldn't like it; I thought it would be a war movie with plenty of bloody action to keep my brother enthralled. As it turned out, I was entirely mistaken. This...

Pros: It's not even good that Men of Honor tries to teach a good lesson,
Cons: . . . since it stumbles so badly in the attempt.

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Men of Honor should almost certainly have been made by HBO, since every other HBO film treats the subject of how blacks have gotten a raw deal in America. Unfortunately, HBO isn't the only media-purveyor to have discovered...

Pros: Great cast, good story
Cons: Not much action, could have been better

The best part about Men of Honor isn't even in the actual movie. It is the interview with the REAL man that Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays in the film. It is on the DVD, and shows some actual footage of him at work and in training. Not only is he the first...

Pros: DeNiro is as watchable as always.
Cons: Pointless characters, meaningless sub-plots and aimless storytelling.

One day, the moviegoers of America will stop going to see these false, forced and cliched 'real-life' stories. Until that time, we will continue to be subjected to generic Hollywood corn like Men of Honor. Aside from the presence of Robert...

Pros: Very inspirational movie, acting is superb.
Cons: Only a few.

Booker T. Washington once said, “It’s not what you accomplished in life. It’s what it took you to accomplish what you did.” Such is the message of this very inspirational movie, Men of Honor. It is the true story of Carl Brashear, the ...

Pros: Pretty good performances and good chemistry from DeNiro and Gooding, Jr. make this a watchable film.
Cons: The movie goes in too many directions. There is a lack of coherence.

This is the tale of the true American hero. One young man fights the heinous traditions of hate, racism and bigotry to find his place in the American Armed Forces. As his trials go on, he slowly wins the begrudging respect of both his superiors and...

Pros: Cuba Gooding Jr. gives his typical performance.
Cons: Cuba Gooding Jr. gives his typical performance.

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This is a true amazing story about the first African-American US Navy diver and so I find it hard to give it a bad review, but the movie is plain hogwash. This flick basically stars two people, Carl Brashear (Gooding Jr.) and Billy...

Pros: Oscar-caliber acting...
Cons: Stumbles when it should soar.

The problem with many based-on-a-true-story films is that they tend to seem fictitious when they have been glossed over heavily with a Hollywood touch. There is a fine line between a sappy speech and an inspirational speech. If a movie never strays from...

Pros: Cuba and Robert giving electrifying performances as two sea-dogs in a ferocious dogfight.
Cons: Maybe a little too flag-waving at times.

Men of Honor is a very fine movie that every American and lots of other people should see if they want to really understand America. It tells the story of Carl Brashears, a mentally and physically tough young black man who came into his own in the...

Pros: Good lead performance propel inspirational, uplifting message film.
Cons: Cardboard supporting characters, predictable and an off-track subplot keep it from being great.

Men of Honor is an overly predictable biopic which boasts a strong performance, the best of intentions, and a truly terrible and out of place (but short) sub-plot. The true inspirational and important story of Carl Brashear, deserves to have a film made...

Pros: story based on a true one; DeNiro and Gooding Jr, No gratuitous sex, photography
Cons: Drones a little. Honor or winning?, no gratuitous sex, everyone else

This movie could serve as an inspiration for anyone trying to reach a seemingly impossible goal..I have to look a little harder to figure out why it didn't work that way for me. Based on the life story of Navy diver Carl Brashear, and featuring the...

Pros: Some good acting performances from De Niro and Gooding, Jr., Inspirational true story
Cons: Predictable formula movie, Badly handled transition between two essentially different stories, Weak supporting parts for the two women characters, Most of ensemble cast are cardboard characters

Like Remember the Titans, Twentieth Century Fox’s contribution against racism, Men of Honor, relies heavily on a standard formula that we’ve seen countless times in “feel good” movies – the impossible dream, the struggles, and...

Pros: Definitely worth seeing ......
Cons: since I found no cons .

I just want to let ya'll know I am not an advisor on movies or even that great at reviewing them . I haven't yet read any of the other member's opinions on this movie so I will be sure that this was wrote from my own viewing experience .
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Pros: Packed with educational and motivational tidbits; A feel-good movie that strikes the very cords of our humanity
Cons: Emotional buttons are pushed too hard; A few scenes seem to be bland; Over all, it is a must see-movie

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro did it again! By now, you may have read a few reviews about this new movie, "Men of Honor" directed by George Tillman Jr and written by Scott Marshall Smith. This movie recounts the legendary story of Carl...

Pros: Great acting, Cast, Story.
Cons: The love story was a bit too much.

Ever since Jerry McGuire, Cuba Gooding Jr. has been looking for a movie that will bring out his full acting potential. With such films like As Good As It Gets, and Chill Factor, he has not been recognized for his acting...

Pros: Exceptional true story of an American hero!
Cons: None

If you haven’t already seen this movie or heard about the incredible true-life story of Carl Brashear you are missing a fantastic story of courage and fortitude. Carl Brashear was Americas first African American to become a Master Diver for the United...

Pros: Inspirational story, superb acting
Cons: Predictable, formulaic screenplay and direction, often veering toward the sentimental

Based on a true story, this is an old-fashioned, inspirational military drama - which works for and against it.

Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. ("Jerry Maguire") effectively plays Carl Brashear, who became the Navy's first...

Pros: Inspiring story
Cons: Uninspiringly told

SPOILERS AHEAD. Men of Honor is based on the true story of Carl Brashear, who dreamed of becoming the first African-American to attend the U.S. Navy's diving school. But back in the day (the 1950s), 'coloured' men were at the mercy of a racist...

Pros: One of the best movies that I've seen this year
Cons: none

I found this movie absolutely entertaining. It was difficult at times to watch though. It is a real slap in your face about what difficulties that African-Americans went thru after the military desegregated. It showed that an African-American had to be...

Pros: The warm fuzzies
Cons: Fairly predictable

First Thoughts

Okay, let's get a couple of things straight right from the start. Men Of Honor isn't about racism. I don't think so, anyway. It is also not about the ability of people to change the way they act toward others....

Pros: DeNiro and Gooding Jr. combo
Cons: disjointed story, bad secondary characters

Well, we have all seen this movie, before in some fashion or another. You just plug in new characters,settings and story and you just end up with the same predictable hollywood slop that’s just meaningless and had been used so many times, I can’t...

Pros: Moving and uplifting story
Cons: Slow in spots

I had been anticipating this movie since last summer when it was known as Navy Diver. They filmed a big part of it in Portland, Oregon. In fact the day they filmed the scene that Carl Brashears is going to the library and meets his future wife took a...

Pros: DeNiro and Gooding give solid performances
Cons: Script is a by-the-numbers mess

Here’s something I wasn’t aware of. Apparently everyone who has their life story made into a movie has shared the exact same experiences with every other true-to-life character ever brought to the screen. Is this true or do filmmakers just look for any...

Pros: Great movie, good plot, okay characters
Cons: some parts can be slow

I wasn't very interested in going to see this movie when I first saw the trailers. I personally am very claustrophobic and the thought of watching someone willingly get into a suit like that and just drop to the bottom of the ocean didn't suit me. Also,...

Pros: Gooding, Jr and DeNiro have their moments.
Cons: All of the other relationships in the film are shortchanged.

“Men of Honor” is the story of George Brashear (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.). Brashear grew up on a Kentucky dirt farm and joined the Navy as a way of escape, a chance for a better life. In the Navy, he is assigned to be a cook. While on duty, he...

Pros: If you like action, suspense and a true story this is the one for you!
Cons: R rating doesn't fly with me. Only R stuff I saw was fist fights.

Today is Sunday and I decided to go get a couple of videos. It has been bad pickins lately. Today I went into the local video store and paid my late fee then I began to browse. My man is hard to please, he has the caveman personality that loves videos...

Pros: Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert DeNiro...not much more needs to be said...
Cons: Stereotypical. But, in this movie, that's not entirely a bad thing...

Racism in the movies is a touchy subject that many directors have worked with, some successfully, some not...

Here, we're introduced to Navy seaman Carl Brashear, a cook's assistant who, more than anything, wants to become a Navy diver after...

Pros: A few nice moments of acting
Cons: Tells an unfamiliar story in a all-too-familiar way

When a movie crows that it is "based on a life story," it usually means that story has been stripped of any humanism and resembles no one's real life. Men of Honor's opening credit states that it's based on the life of Carl Brashear, but...

Pros: Great acting
Cons: Plot holes and generic minor characters

Cuba Gooding and Robert DeNiro square off in Men of Honor, a true story of a black soldier who wants to become a Master Chief Diver in the U.S. Navy. This film shows the pains of racism, the sting of bigotry, and lack of compassion that ran...

Pros: solid meat and potatoes movie making
Cons: cliches seem minor for the reasons explained below

Ancient Chinese Proverb: Those who feign ignoring cliches will be doomed to trip up on them. However, those who feign ignorance of them will sail right past.

The latter is the case with Men of Honor. The movie is shameless in piling on its...

Pros: the lead actors
Cons: pure Hollywood sap

Directed by George Tillman, Jr.

(Fox 2000, 129 minutes)

Films based on true stories often have a special emotional connection with audiences, simply because true stories, by definition, have occurred, and can occur again. Men Of...

Pros: Solid performances, well written, inspiring.
Cons: Some may find the outcome too predictable. I didn't.

My wife and I went to see the movie, and came out rather wide-eyed and impressed. The story may sound trite to some, but it's a well-told tale of success against prejudice and big odds. I have read a bit about the gent who was the real-life subject of...

Pros: Watchable for its history, excellent acting, adequate script
Cons: Not sure whose story it tells, Bashear or Sunday.

(disclaimer -- I was part of a focus group that saw the pre-edited, pre-final version of Men of Honor in September. We were told it was not completely edited so in all honesty, this is a review based on that screening.)

This is the true story...

Pros: Inspirational story with little action scenes, violence, or sex.
Cons: Slight jagged switch in storyline towards end. Foul language.

"Men of Honor" is the true story of Carl Brashear, an African-American who fought against all odds to become a Master Diver in the Navy. Besides being black (which unfortunately in the 1950's was a handicap) Carl overcame more odds than any man normally...

Pros: deniro deniro deniro
Cons: direction, script, music, Hollywood

Men of Honor is a curious film. It chooses to gloss over mere reality in favor of a more maudlin, Hollywood approach to the admirable life and times of Carl Brashear. Brashear, the first African-American to become a navy diver - as well...

Pros: Great Acting by Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert Deniro
Cons: Plot started to lose its punch at the climax

The title "Men of Honor" reminds me of a movie with a plot that of The General's Daughter. What convinced to see a movie I was not sure to see was two great main actors Robert Deniro(Analyze This) and Cuba Gooding Jr.(Instinct). I did not...

Pros: Great Acting, talent and plot
Cons: Too much military drama, and super HYPE!!!

Rugged individualism in the face of oppression is celebrated in the new film "Men of Honor".

In post World War II Kentucky Charles Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is leaving his home to join the Navy. His father is glad for his son to...

Pros: Story and performances
Cons: Ambiguous treatment of the Gooding character's marriage.

For those of us who refuse to be pigeon-holed and try to challenge ourselves and others to think "outside the box", "Men Of Honor", starring Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a MUST see!

For those of us whose...

Pros: Great acting, good story
Cons: none

After seeing the preview several times for Men Of Honor, I couldn't wait for it to open. I rushed right out and saw it all by my lonesome and enjoyed it immensely. NOTE: I USE WEBTV AND CANNOT PARAGRAPH SO I USE DOTS....

Pros: The story of Carl Brashear is important.
Cons: Director Tillman does not really know how to work with it.

(Dir: George Tillman, Jr., Starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Robert DeNiro, Aunjenue Ellis, Charlize Theron, David Conrad, Hal Holbrook, Michael Rapaport, Holt McCallany, Dennis Troutman, Joshua Feinman, Theo Nicholas Pagones, Ryan Honey, Joshua Leonard, Carl...

Pros: Strong performances by Deniro and Gooding, great DVD package
Cons: Incomplete ending. Alternate ending should have been reworked and added

I really liked this film. I liked the fact that it told the real life experiences of Carl Brashear. He was the first african american diver in the US Navy. I think that it is important to realize that this movie while based upon actual events is...

Pros: amazing cast of characters, incredible plot, action sequences, character delving
Cons: it ends! Why must it end?!? blood and gore, prejudicistic

Be it a sports movie or a war movie...Cuba pulls out all the stops to blow the audience away.
Men of honor has many excellent features...not just Cuba Gooding Jr. An amazing cast, a wonderful plot, excellent screen effects, amazing idea, and a...

Pros: Exciting, action, character studies
Cons: lots of prejudice, anger

I went to see Men of Honor today, on recommendation from several friends. I found it to be very interesting, exciting, human-interest, and left the theatre quite angry at what they call "Men of Honor". Most of the ones you saw were redneck...

Pros: DeNiro, heart-warming tale
Cons: tries your patience

Men of Honor is a very cliché film. It begins with the standard childhood imagery of the underprivileged child with a special gift and the inspirational parent.(I never knew pond water was so clear!) We then are given the gratuitous defiant...

Pros: great acting
Cons: tried to hard to be an Oscar contender

I cannot say that I left the movie feeling as excited as I was coming in. The acting was great, you can never go wrong with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert DeNiro. I especially felt, being a long-time DeNiro fan, that anyone who repects and loves this actor...

Pros: great acting, inspirational story
Cons: a bit sappy, scenes seem to jump

The Mission Objective: Men of Honor covers the life of Carl Brashear. As the Navy's first African-American Diver, he overcame great obstacles in the pursuit of his dream. Early in the film we see a young Carl diving into a nearby waterhole and...

Pros: No Nudity, and No Violence
Cons: Would be considered a girly movie

I know that many people would think that this is a typical story about racism and how blacks overcame. With the typical ending and the whole nine, however I went to see this movie because just like "Remember the Titans" this showed a African...

Pros: Touches the Heart
Cons: Racism

"Men of Honor" is truly an inspiring movie of one man's struggle to be the best. This is based on the true story of Master Chief Carl Brashear played by Cuba Gooding Jr. Brashear the first African-American to become a master diver....

Pros: The Acting Was Superb
Cons: Following the other stories that were intertwined with it.

What a wonderful role Cuba Gooding Jr. played in this movie. Carl Brashears became the first African American Navy Master Diver, but not without many obstacles, some of which were severe, challenged him.

When Carl was a small child his...

Pros: good plot,great acting,nice action scenes
Cons: some roles were typecast,not enough about what Carl did for future black divers

When I decided to see this movie i thought it might be like most wartime movies.No plot and bad acting.This movie surprised me,Cuba Gooding Jr gives an excellent performance of a young black man who is determined to be a Marine master diver.He has to...

Pros: Scenery
Cons: Condensed characters, condensed story line.

I spent time in the Navy. My problem with Navy movies is I that I have to stop myself from looking for all the inaccuracies and theatric license that occurs in military films. The theatric license, I can overlook. When a movie fails to portray the...

Pros: Honor depicted in a black man subjected to racism
Cons: little too long and childhood not developed enough

Men of Honor is a great movie about two great men -- one a white racist who learned to love and respect a black man who wanted to always do his best and who refused to back down to anything. The movie begins with a water scene which was a little too long...

Pros: A historical background based ingeneous film
Cons: None

Men of Honor is a dramatic film that portrays the life of Carl Brashear and his amazing story of his life in the United States Navy.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays Carl Brashear and does an amazing job in this lead role. Brashear's life is one of a...

Pros: Gives the viewer a sense of PRIDE and a feeling of HONOR.
Cons: Upsetting to see how UNFAIR and DISRESPECTFUL our military once was.

Men of Honor is one of many movies that has made me PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, yet it also made me have a feeling of discomfort to realize how African Americans were once discriminated against by our military, just because of...

Pros: Keeps you interested through out the story
Cons: Racism

Through the week you won't catch me up later than 10:00. When my husband brought this movie home, and I read the title I thought for sure I would be asleep before the previews was over.. I was so wrong..

This movie kept me up, and then some....

Pros: Cuba Gooding, Jr. gives a career performance- DeNiro & cast are excellent
Cons: Half the deleted scenes should've been left in- they filled in small gaps. Sailor language.

I hate it when a movie's hype is actually better than the movie itself. With Gooding, DeNiro, Theron, Keith, Booth & Holbrook in the cast, I was wondering if it would be true in this case. This almost had the look of another cookie cutter Tom Clancy...

Pros: Another addition to the pantheon of great work by Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cons: Bob Deniro scowling underwater

The question is, has Cuba Gooding Jr. put in anything other than outstanding film performances to date?

Even in that shocker of all shockers, 'Lightning Jack', alongside the great Paul Hogan as a shadow of himself, Cuba gave the film its only...

Pros: No onscreen Sex
Cons: strong Language

This is one of the best action/war movies that I've seen in a long time. It kept me squirming in my seat throughout the movie.
This is another movie about prejudice in the armed services during and after World War II. Robert DeNiro was excellent...

Pros: Robert de Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr.'s brilliant acting
Cons: None

This is the true to life story of Carl Brashear, an African-American son of a Kentucky farmer who dreamt of being the best that he can be. His father never wanted Carl to end up like him, so he encouraged him to never quit and never come home for a long...

Pros: great acting
Cons: time seems to move really fast

Wow! I recently saw this movie and I was so impressed I would have been willing to see it again that night. Cuba Gooding Jr. again gave an outstanding performance as Carl Brashear, a black farm boy from Kentucky who wanted to make something of himself...

Pros: great acting; award winning
Cons: hard to believe events

Well, I know they say this is BASED on a true story, but it becomes a bit hard to believe that this guy does this stuff. Maybe it is the Hollywood coming out to enhance what ACTUALLY happened just to achieve high box office volume.

I liked...

Pros: Good story, good acting
Cons: none

Men of Honor is a good movie because:

It has a good plot. It is about a black man who wants to be a navy master diver. The story takes place in the nineteen forties, and no blacks are never more than cooks in the navy. But Cuba...

Pros: Two awesome actors, one incredible movie. What else can be said?
Cons: little kids probably won't understand this one too much

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert Deniro - an incredible duo in an even more incredible must-see! This is about the Navy, but it's not about war. At least, not the war of bloodied bodies staining hot ground, but the war of one man, who refuses to be...

Pros: DeNiro, true story
Cons: unoriginal and often over dramatic

Yes, I'll admit it! I was lured into this motion picture by the cast alone. I figured anything starring Robert DeNiro was bound to be good, I wasn't disappointed but I wasn't pleased either. After the movie ended I found myself feeling empty and...

Pros: True Story Brought to the Screen
Cons: Highlights racism that the viewers might not want to face.

Men of Honor is the story of an economically challenged Black youth raised on the farm determined to rise above the racial opinions of days when Blacks were thought of as "nigers". Joining the U.S. Navy, he fought his way to the top of his ranks...

Pros: Good Actors, Good story
Cons: Quite a lot of swearing which may not be suitable for younger viewers.

With the acting duo of Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr. leading the way, one can expect good things from the start of Men of Honor.
The movie tells the true story of a young African-American boy growing up on a southern plantation ran by his...

Pros: Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert De Niro make the most of the material.
Cons: The film is too conventional and square-jawed for its own good.

The story of Carl Brashear is an inspirational, almost unbelievable one. After all, Brashear enlisted in the Navy the year the armed forces were desegregated and he overcame giant obstacles - harsh racism, bureaucratic bullies, the loss of his leg - to...

Pros: Excellent story line and great actors.
Cons: The movie is a bit long at 2 hours.

Men of Honor is truly an excellent motion picture about a young black man, during the days of segregation, who joins the US Navy to make a life for himself beyond the farm life he grew up in.
Against all odds, including military interference and...

Pros: Excellent true story, no sex scenes
Cons: Foul language

I was unsure of renting this movie at first, but I am glad I did. Deniro does an excellent job playing of course a big jerk. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a military man trying to become a master diver, and he does an excellent job too! The movie is based on a...

Pros: interesting, exciting, involving
Cons: some parts are hard to believe

I originally wanted to see this movie because I am a fan of war movies, and this looked interesting. After seeing the movie however, I realized that rather than a film about war, it was a film about a man's fight against racism to become the first...

Pros: Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert De Niro make the most of the material.
Cons: The film is too conventional and square-jawed for its own good.

The story of Carl Brashear is an inspirational, almost unbelievable one. After all, Brashear enlisted in the Navy the year the armed forces were desegregated and he overcame giant obstacles - harsh racism, bureaucratic bullies, the loss of his leg - to...

Pros: SUPER GOOOD, my girlfriend cried 3 times
Cons: there is a scene where the guy broke his leg...it was #@$..

Well, it was Friday night and my girlfriend and I usually go to see a good movie and have a dinner together on Friday. We had a pretty nice dinner in a Italian resturant and we were debating which movie to see tonite. Yet, we concluded that we would...

Pros: well directed
Cons: lots of foul language

Men of Honor is based on the true story of Carl Brashier, the first African American Diver in the United States Navy. This is one of the reasons why I saw it. I had never heard of a Carl Brashier. And the other reason for seeing Men of Honor is because I...

Pros: Great Movie
Cons: Some of this has been done before

This is a movie based on a true story from the days of segregation. A young honorable black man sets out to join the Navy and find a life for himself. He wants to be a Navy Diver. Young blacks in the Navy are traditionally cooks or valets, however he has...

Pros: Terrific acting
Cons: Predictable

This movie is about racism, man's inhumanity to man, and the ability of one individual to go where no black man had been before.

I love movies based on fact... if the Navy's first black master diver was as dedicated and driven as that...

Pros: Robert DeNiro
Cons: Little better scripting

Men Of Honor,
This is one of those movies that both my wife and myself thought was above average.Initially,I expected a macho type of movie as the previews seemed to lead.Naturally,my wife wasn't as excited to go see it as I was but...

Pros: Inspirational
Cons: Gory when leg gets nearly chopped off by swinging pole

I saw this movie because I heard from many people that this movie is supposed to be very good. Also, this movie is a true story; I am the kind of person that enjoys watching films that have actually happened. The movie portrays the hardships that...

Pros: action. emotion
Cons: language.

In my opinion, this is the most thought provoking movie since The 6th Sense. You leave the theater wondering how anyone could have lived through all that drama and still remained head-strong and in control. I only wish some of the older actors parts...

Pros: Robert DeNiro
Cons: the movie drags on and on and on and on and on and on

Men of Honor was a well made movie even though it did drag on a little bit. It as fairly routine like a lot of heroic movies. There is a bunch of stuff like "I know it's against your commands, but I will not let one of my men die". The movie...

Pros: Robert DeNiro
Cons: 2 hrs of horrible luck

We went to see this movie because we both like Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr. The thought was with 2 good actors - how could the movie go wrong? This movie is 2 hours of distress and turmoil.

First of all, Cuba's character has everything...

Pros: Great acting by Gooding,Jr. and DeNero and support cast, Inspiring story told well
Cons: none

Trying for the second time to see The Grinch this weekend and both times getting to the counter just when it sold out I have been seeing a lot of second choice movies. However there is nothing second choice about Men of Honor. This is the true story of...

Pros: An overall fun movie. A good story. Robert De Niro is excellent.
Cons: Felt too easy. Main character was flawless. Family life subplot.

This movie had me excited about movies again. For some reason I was really looking forward to a nice, mainstream movie with some good acting, a little action, some period costume design and an interesting story. I did get that, but I got nothing else....

Pros: good acting, story
Cons: uninspiring pace

This is a pretty intresting film based on the true story of Carl Brashear(Cuba Gooding, Jr) and his struggle to become the first African American deep-sea diver in the US Navy. The film starts with the battered visage of Master Chief Navy Diver Billy...

Pros: Good simple patriotism
Cons: Bad simple storyline, even though its based on a "true story"

You should know that this movie is based on a "true story" of Mr. Bashear...like most other true stories(Remember the Titans, Erin Brockovich, Rudy, etc.) there is a "good ending". You will probably feel for the characters and see their point of view...

Pros: Realistic, decent plot
Cons: Extreme political correctness, boring subject

I saw Men of Honor expecting a mildly action-packed film along the lines of U-571. In some ways I was not disappointed. The scenes with the Russian sub and the runaway practice boat were rather exciting and the special effects decent. However the obvious...

Pros: Easy to catch story line, fluid and full of suspense.
Cons: Slow in the beginning

I had the chance to screen Men of Honor at the National Association of Black Journalist's conference and I must say that I was fascinated, overwhelmed and encouraged from this movie. From the beginning to the end Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert Deniro...

Pros: Fact based story, strong main characters, motivating.
Cons: profanity but it makes the character.

Period = 1948 - 1979; Characters = A; Settings = B, special effects = B (limited); Plot/story = A (fact based);

No details here about the plot so you can enjoy it developing on your own.
I bought this movie on DVD. The DVD features...

Pros: True life story of the struggle of a man to fit into the system
Cons: some graphic, physical scenes; modern military history that can make many feel uncomfortable

This is based on the true story of a poor, black sharecroppers son who dreamed of becoming a naval diver. It graphically depicts the racism and prejudice of this country from the 1950's onward.
It is a story of a man who would not give up his dream...

Pros: It's a real waker-upper.
Cons: It doesn't show the full extent of Carl Brashear's ordeal.

Yes, we've all seen this kind of movie a million times before. Most people think, "If I've seen one, I've seen a million". However, "Men of Honor" seems to stand out among your average "rise above the hate" movies. In a...

Pros: Inspiring and moving
Cons: None

This is a very moving biographical movie of Carl Brashear who joins the Navy during the early 1950's. Carl was an African-American who was raised by loving parents in impoverished conditions. His father, a hard working man, toiled the land to feed his...

Pros: DeNiro puts on another good show, good plot
Cons: pointless sub plots

With great actors like Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr. how can this film not be great?
This film is about a black man wanting to go to diving school. He eventually gets accepted, but is often ridiculed by his white peers. Many don't want...

Pros: Touching, suspenseful, appeals to both men and women!
Cons: Diving scenes are VERY tense - Not a relaxing movie :-)

I watched this movie last night - and I cried pretty much through the whole thing. I thought it was extremely touching. I've never been a big war or army movie fan - but this movie showed more than just men in their roles as navy men - it also showed...

Pros: Good Script.
Cons: No opinion.

Men of Honor Review
by Joanna Langfield

Website:www.themovieminute.com

In light of all the to-do about Hollywood films not offering the kind of stuff we parents want to bring out kids to see, Men of Honor is especially...

Pros: Story was touching!
Cons: Roberts accent!

Men of Honor is about an old Diver for the Navy and a young black man trying to become a diver. As the two give each other hell, they also get alot of hell from others. Robert Denero and Cuba Gooding Jr. are eventually friends by the end of the movie....

Pros: Great movie and very insperational
Cons: Can't think of any.

This was a wonderful movie. It gives you insperation and hope, if you need any. I finally got around to seeing this movie. I was glade I way it. I think you will love it too.

Carl Brasher has dreams a bit big for his time. Even though he...

Pros: Sentimental, Cuba Gooding Jr is a boyishly handsome actor
Cons: Plot is atrocious and unbelievable

A girlfriend claimed that her mother thought this was an excellent movie, so we went to see it. I hadn't heard of it, so I didn't realize until the closing credits that this was a true-life movie. The writers of this script should have taken some clues...

Pros: EVERYTHING
Cons: language is bad but it was real

This movie was based on a true and amazing story. This movie spoke to me on many different levels. One was what a horrible species human beings are. It is not a pretty sight what people do to each other just because your skin is darker that someone...

Pros: amazing
Cons: none

This movie is just absolutely amazing, a group of people from my work got free passes to the movie on its opening night and it is by far one of the best. If you like movies based on a true story and that show the determination of a persons heart this is...

Pros: Great acting, plot, and story line
Cons: Slow points in movie/plot

After seeing this movie, I was very happy I had seen it. It held my attention, and the plot was well developed. The movie dragged on at certain points, but the great acting, along with characters you can identify with, made it overall a good movie....

Pros: It encourages you to strive and do your best!
Cons: Sitting in the theater, it seems to be kinda long

I am a huge fan of both Cuba Gooding,Jr. and Robert DeNiro and as usual, they did a wonderful job. This movie is not only entertaining, it has a message in it also. The message here is simply "courage". This film has courage written all over it...

Pros: good acting, good story
Cons: racial slurs

When you put two talented actors together such as Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert DeNiro you should expect nothing short of greatness with a half decent script. This movie delivers as do those actors.

This is the kind of movie that really makes...

Pros: Awesome movie, inspirational, good plot
Cons: already overused theme

To save you the time of reading this opinion I will put it to you in one sentence. This movie is amazing and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Now for the rest of you who keep reading I will go in to detail. Actors Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert...

Pros: acting
Cons: duration

Cuba Gooding, Junior stars in this thrilling movie as insert name here. Early he makes
a radio (we donít get to see him actually make it) and his father carved ASNF: A Son
Never Forgets into the radio. In the middle of eighth grade, he decides...

Pros: A true life story on silver screen
Cons: A slow sink with over drama

"Men of Honor" or "Honour" as we say in Canada...rates two water wings and two thumbs up.
It's a true-life story at it’s best.
Kinda like a 120 minutes of watching Biohgraphy.
Carl Brashear(Cuba Gooding Jr.), the son of...

Pros: uplifting
Cons: none

I go to a school where you don't watch that much TV so I went into this movie having no idea what it was about only with others opinions that it was really good. So you can image me being black how uplifting it was.

Finally we see a movie...

Pros: Good history/reality lesson
Cons: Charlize(?) Theron could have used more screen time

Say whatever you wants about how movies based in true stories are biased, or lose perspective, or many times glorify things they should not. Men of Honor reminds us that there was/is racism in the Armed Forces, forces that resist change/improvement, and...

Pros: Excellent acting and superb story, a clear sense of realism.
Cons: too much profanity

I watched this movie because Dr. Suess's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, was sold out, little did i know this movie would touch my heart more than the grinch could ever hope to. A heart wrenching story of a man with determination, pride, gumption, and...

Pros: The best I saw in the past year, it was so inspiring!
Cons: Realistic ÒNavyÓ language is pervasive.

Few movies ever capture the essence of noble character like this. I met a Navy diver who was consulted for the movie, and he attested to the realism.

Movies like this cause me to doubt the credibility of the Academy Awards. They have to be out...

Pros: great acting
Cons: none

Men of Honor is the best film of the year. It is a beautiful story one that is needed more than ever in todays time. Cuba Gooding Jr. And Robert Denerio both desreve oscars nods for there prefromaces. Cuba plays the role of Carl with honor and Denerio...

Pros: Cuba, Robert, the movie was a true story
Cons: U.S.military reference, too dramatic

Well, I saw this movie on blockbuster video, on a wide screen t.v. Overall, I liked the movie. On reason I liked it because it was a true story. Other reason is because Cuba's performance, as well as Robert Dinero's performance was as usual, incredible....

Pros: good actors
Cons: none

I think of movies about the armed forces as usually being guy movies. This movie tugs at your heart though, unlike some of the other guy movies. The story line was excellent and the actors were very convincing in their parts. The discrimination plot...

Pros: ONE OF THE BEST THIS YEAR
Cons: NONE

My GIRLFRIEND TOOK ME TO SEE THIS MOVIE AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I WAS VERY PLEASED.
THIS MOVIE READY HAD ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT AND KEEP MY ATTENTION.

I like sci-fi flicks but this was well worth my time.

I have to say this...

Pros: Terrific performances by the entire cast
Cons: A bit too long.

Intense is one description that I would label this movie as. I viewed this movie as soon as it was featured locally and I was not disappointed in my expectations. I feel this movie has Oscar written all over it. The actors chosen for these serious...

Pros: under water action
Cons: inflamatory DeNiro

Cuba's upbringing between '43 in Kentucky to '66 in joining the Navy in Charlestown SC brings some moralism, passion, cheering and yelling for the good guy in this movie.

Growing up with his father and him are working the farms, he is...

Pros: Great movie
Cons: none

REVIEW: You know, I actualy wasn't really looking forward to see this movie that much becuase they showed the trailer at every movie I saw for a long time. But when I saw it, it was completly different story.

After Carl Brashear joins the...

Pros: Good story
Cons: A little slow at points

I like military movies, but this movie is more about character (as the title implies). This movie is about struggling to get appropriate rewards for the way you live your life, even when the cards are stack against you. An earlier review implied that...

Pros: Good acting, and story
Cons: None

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert DeNiro star in "Men of Honor." A dramatic film about the past struggles of Black people in the military.
Gooding's character, "Cookie", grows up on a farm, where his father works his heart out...

Pros: great performances by cuba gooden jr and robert dinero
Cons: none

Are you one of those people who really wants to be entertained? then i suggest that you see men of honor. This is a true story about a black man during the 1950- 60 who wants to become a deep sea navy diver but is always faced with diversity and...