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Old 12-31-2023, 08:31 AM   #15357
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A Few Good Men. 8 out of 10.

I'm going to qualify this as a "first-time" watch because I've seen this movie in bits and pieces on TV countless times but never saw it whole until yesterday.

Part of me feels 8 is a BIT generous, but the Jack scenes alone, plus some of Cruise's courtroom work really make the movie work. Plus, the overexposure to the "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH" might actually hurt the movie a bit, so 8 is probably fair given how I've SEEN that scene numerous times, it's been parodied to death, and it still FUCKS.

Kevin Bacon absolutely slays too. I enjoy the roundedness of his character. A likeable, charismatic guy, competent at his job. He knows Jessup is a piece of garbage and probably ordered the code red, but he has a job to do. That's my shit right there.
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