James Franco,
Tyrese Gibson,
Jordana Brewster,
Donnie Wahlberg,
Vicellous Reon Shannon
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A poor but ambitious young man strives to make good in one of the most competitive institutions on Earth in this military drama. Jake Huard (James Franco) is a young man from a small Maryland town who... read more
Directed by: Justin Lin
Release Date: January 27, 2006
Keywords:
military,
boxing,
really good,
good movie,
james franco,
naval academy,
Tyrese Gibson ,
James Franco ,
Naval Academy ,
Jordana Brewster
DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006
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December 26, 2006This film is a bit familiar to An Officer and a Gentleman, but except the boxing. Really great tale of courage and honour, even what I thought of James Franco is alike Richard Gere and Tyrese Gibson is alike Lou Gossett Jr in their characters.
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August 25, 2011Even thou he was in several things before Annapolis, I consider this to be James Franco's breakthrough role. Just the training and studying alone, must have been as intense as the film itself. Franco plays Jake Huard, a first year student at the Naval academy. The story takes you... read more
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January 20, 2007Good solid all around performances...Shows the anguish of how hard it is to get into a Naval academy and prove yourself...Great boxing scenes.
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January 24, 2011It's as bad as everyone says it is. James Franco does as much as he possibly can with a toilet paper screenplay.
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April 2, 2010How should I call this movie? Inspiring?
We just find out that anyone can get in the Naval Academy, regardless of his/hers physical skills... aren't you tempted to give it a try, now that you know it?
Because I'm really interested ... it seems that students have a lot of time at ... read more -
July 23, 2008Been done before, been done better. Felt... lacking. James Franco does ok but could have had a better vehicle for his first starring role.
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November 3, 2007Don't be duped into thinking this flick has anything to do with a young man's experiences as a midshipman at the US Naval Academy. In reality, it's a poorly written/directed boxing movie intended to give female viewers the opportunity to ogle James Franco and Tyrese Gibson shirtl... read more
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October 21, 2007Chalk this one up to another predictable bootcamp/academy movie, however it did provide an excellent quote: "People from Alabama love people from Mississippi because without them, they'd be the worst state in the country...You're my Mississippi."
Critic Reviews
January 31, 2006
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice
January 28, 2006
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
This isn't as much a movie as it is a recipe for a cinematic casserole in which the ingredients are clichés and rip-offs. Full Review
January 27, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Annapolis is less like a movie than a virus -- one that clings so tenaciously to its host genre that it begins to take on the characteristics of a real movie, even though it's just faking. Full Review
January 27, 2006
Brian Lowry, Variety
Judging Annapolis by its most appealing attributes (among all the cliches): It's not bad superficially, but neither is it all that it could be. Full Review
January 27, 2006
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
The movie plays out with the same martial drumbeat inevitability of a parade march. Full Review
January 27, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
While Officer is an almost-great movie, Annapolis, watered down and one degree further from inspiration, is merely an almost-good movie. Full Review
January 27, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
From the obviously fake shipyard to the repeated violations of what most of us recognize as the 'Code' of the Academy, to the absurd casting of people who couldn't physically hack the Academy's physic... Full Review
January 27, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
The film is part boxing saga, part military recruiting ad and 100 percent cliché. Full Review
January 27, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Pretty much every line in the movie comes from another movie -- 'How bad do you want it?' 'You're not good enough,' etc. And like virtually all Hollywood films about the military, Annapolis is cheerfu...
January 27, 2006
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
A record number of movie cliches are strung together for the otherwise forgettable boot-camp drama Annapolis. Full Review
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