A Few Good Men

" i want THE TRUTH!"

"YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH"

ahh ive waited a long time to see this particular line, which i did last night. and it lived up to all expectations.

i saw A Few Good Men as a play when i went to watch it at another school in about year 10 and i remember being impressed. but for some reason i never watched the movie, ive always meant to...anyway i did.

it was one of those movies that went on a bit, very courtroom, and a bit slow in terms of action etc- but that was ok because you knew there was going to be one big showdown scene, one massive drama that at the end you were just going to go YES. and that made the wait worth it, better because you knew you were going to be rewarded.

and was i?

yes i think i was. because while the rest was not exactly fast paced, i was on a high and excited at the ending, so obviously it had an impacted. i think i would be more affected if i actually lived in the USA- since it was all about honour and the army and marines protection etc, which im sure some people feel very strongly about. anyway

there were some great lines, aside from the ones above:

 "you dont need a patch on your arm to have honour",

"dont call me son. I'm a lawyer and an officer in the United States Navy. And you're under arrest, you son of a bitch."

ok now how good is that?

and i have to say, i know Tom Cruise has the crazies at present, but he was a SERIOUSLY good actor back in the day. he nailed it. as did jack nicholson. he certainly knows how to play the nasty man.

all in all....4/5 stars. 

(although im probably a pretty easy marker in general)