A Few Good Men – I Know The Law. Do You?

 (1992)

Guys, don’t mix it up with Top Gun, in which young Cruise is a naval aviator, who shoots out in the air and makes out on the ground, but as one of A Few Good Men, he turns into a Navy lawyer, defending two Marines, to whom, Unit, Code, God, Country are all that matters, charged with the murder of one of their fellows. So, no blood-boiling actions nor fights, no romance either, just bickering, bantering, and talks.

The story is simple. LTJG Daniel (Tom Cruise) is inexperienced, but not daring. He’s too chicken to piss off people in high places, like Col. Nathan (Jack Nicholson), who is too proud and patriotic to open his mouth. LCDR JoAnne (Demi Moore) is, however, too righteous and headstrong to give up digging the truth. Therefore, conflicts are inevitable. Dialogues are exceedingly sharp and precise. Acting is without doubt very charming. This is what a legal drama is supposed to be like, isn’t it?

Man! Tom Cruise looks so handsome in this film, but don’t worry, this is not an one-man show. Jack Nicholson also contributes a lot of fun as a cold-hearted, a little bit sick Colonel, with always that evil grin on his face. Demi Moore? Frankly, I don’t find her attractive at all—though Daniel says her lips are sexy, blatantly, that’s merely a gag—but there she must be to help Daniel stay the course of looking for the truth.

Right, basically, it’s all about the truth. You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth, lad!

 (1986)