Men of Honor

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...

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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...