When he won a coveted admission spot to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, local kid Jake Huard thought all his dreams had come true--but his battle to become the man he wants to be is only just beginning. Now, uncertain if a regular kid from a poor blue collar family can fit into the Academy's pressure-cooker atmosphere, and barely making the grade as a Freshman "plebe," Jake has one last shot at proving he has what it takes to become an officer in an institution that boasts a venerable 137-year history of focused discipline and determined excellence. With nothing left to lose, Jake decides to enter the notoriously fierce Navy boxing competition known as the Brigade Championships--and face off against his arch-nemesis, Midshipman Lt. Cole. Everything Jake has ever hoped for stands in the balance: the chance to make his father proud, to validate his Lieutenants faith in him, to stand up for his fellow plebes, and most of all, to forge a different future. This movie is a formulaic, predictable and yet reasonably likable movie.
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In the Navy!!!!
Added 12/9/2009
This is the typical story about a young man living in South Philly and with his father, He has a job in the shipyatd where the Father is the Foreman. He has an attitude yet is not a bad guy. By hard work work and a break he gets into the Naval Academy where he is considered an outsider because of his attitude and lack of desire to ask for help, Yes, of course there is a woman, there is always a woman!!!!!!! The Film however is fun. The film does have one shortcoming when he and the company commander do not see eye to eye and the LT always states that he knows what a real officer is and what makes them good! Yet, I don't see that he does. An officer doesn't make it personal and he wouldn;'t allow those who are overweight to stay so. He also doesn't think he is better then every other officer either. Despite this the fiklem is fun, well acted and it was nice to see the personal growth of the cadet and how the uperclasss chief handles her feelings for him and his for her for a year. I have left some out but overall it is a nice romantic, peresonal growth and is realistic in that we do have guys like this in the service alot. I enjoyed it and gave a 5 star
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A boxing flick; Annapolis is also in there somewhere
Added 12/7/2009
This is really a boxing flick, although there is a sub-plot in there somewhere about a bunch of young people trying to make it through their first year of Annapolis. The Naval Academy, along with West Point and the Air Force Academy, is well-known for its hazing and tough first year. The protagonist of this one is a rough-cut young man with an aptitude for boxing. The plot really focuses on his shot at the Academy boxing championship. The result of all of this is that the plot, if there is one, is confused because this film never really decides what it wants to be about: surviving the first year of Annapolis, or boxing.
A watchable movie but not what I was expecting. RJB.
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A middle of the road cliché that is easily enjoyed and easily forgotten...
Added 10/27/2009
It's like `An Officer and a Gentleman' meets `Antwone Fisher' meets `Rocky', but nowhere near as good as the first two (yes, we all know that I think `Rocky' is an overrated mediocre film). Yes, there isn't much new to `Annapolis', and sadly it doesn't really handle anything in a way to create anything remotely memorable. It's a cliché ridden rip-off film that has a few selected moments that make it enjoyable, but there is nothing here that would warrant any deep-seated affection.
The performances run the gamut from poor (Tyrese Gibson) to decent (James Franco) to pretty darn good (Vicellous Reon Shannon), and then you have the barely there performances, like that from the gorgeous (Demi Moore/Jennifer Connelly love child) Jordana Brewster.
The film tells of Jake Huard, a young man who dreams of the Navy. When he finally gets his chance he finds that his stubborn and aggressive nature makes it difficult for him to adapt to life in the academy. With the help of a beautiful woman, a caring Lieutenant and his own determination, Jake is able to...box? Yes, that's right; he boxes. There is a boxing competition open to everyone in the academy, which give Jake the opportunity to exact some pain on Cole, his nemesis and resident jerk.
Littered with clichés that come one right after the other, `Annapolis' never finds its own footing. It borrows far too much from far too many other films. It plays out like a poor mans `An Officer and a Gentleman', with no one able to step up to the plate and deliver something noteworthy. Vicellous Reon Shannon was my favorite part of the film, even if his character was the biggest cliché the film had to offer (SPOILER: the overweight African American who is mistreated, rises above, gets shot back down and attempts to take his own life). Shannon played the role flawlessly, and I believed in him, connected to him, and absolutely adored him.
But aside from that, I'm left empty handed.
I will say that the films pacing was brisk and the visuals were a nice touch (especially the fight sequences). It's a `pretty' movie.
With Tyrese playing just another variation of Louis Gossett Jr.'s Oscar winning role (which wasn't deserving of an Oscar in the first place) and James Franco trying to be charming while keeping an edge (which he only manages to accomplish SOME of the time), `Annapolis' falls in the middle.
It's not bad but it feels very `been there done that'.
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Great Movie
Added 10/2/2009
The trailer for this movie made it seem like it would be remarkable. Although I have to say I wasn't as impressed, I still give it 5 stars. This is a movie that stands good on it's on merits.
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When he won a coveted admission spot to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, local kid Jake Huard thought all his dreams had come true--but his battle to become the man he wants to be is only just beginning. Now, uncertain if a regular kid from a poor blue collar family can fit into the Academy's pressure-cooker atmosphere, and barely making the grade as a Freshman "plebe," Jake has one last shot at proving he has what it takes to become an officer in an institution that boasts a venerable 137-year history of focused discipline and determined excellence. With nothing left to lose, Jake decides to enter the notoriously fierce Navy boxing competition known as the Brigade Championships--and face off against his arch-nemesis, Midshipman Lt. Cole. Everything Jake has ever hoped for stands in the balance: the chance to make his father proud, to validate his Lieutenants faith in him, to stand up for his fellow plebes, and most of all, to forge a different future. This movie is a formulaic, predictable and yet reasonably likable movie.
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In the Navy!!!!
Added 12/9/2009
This is the typical story about a young man living in South Philly and with his father, He has a job in the shipyatd where the Father is the Foreman. He has an attitude yet is not a bad guy. By hard work work and a break he gets into the Naval Academy where he is considered an outsider because of his attitude and lack of desire to ask for help, Yes, of course there is a woman, there is always a woman!!!!!!! The Film however is fun. The film does have one shortcoming when he and the company commander do not see eye to eye and the LT always states that he knows what a real officer is and what makes them good! Yet, I don't see that he does. An officer doesn't make it personal and he wouldn;'t allow those who are overweight to stay so. He also doesn't think he is better then every other officer either. Despite this the fiklem is fun, well acted and it was nice to see the personal growth of the cadet and how the uperclasss chief handles her feelings for him and his for her for a year. I have left some out but overall it is a nice romantic, peresonal growth and is realistic in that we do have guys like this in the service alot. I enjoyed it and gave a 5 star
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A boxing flick; Annapolis is also in there somewhere
Added 12/7/2009
This is really a boxing flick, although there is a sub-plot in there somewhere about a bunch of young people trying to make it through their first year of Annapolis. The Naval Academy, along with West Point and the Air Force Academy, is well-known for its hazing and tough first year. The protagonist of this one is a rough-cut young man with an aptitude for boxing. The plot really focuses on his shot at the Academy boxing championship. The result of all of this is that the plot, if there is one, is confused because this film never really decides what it wants to be about: surviving the first year of Annapolis, or boxing.
A watchable movie but not what I was expecting. RJB.
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