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...