Surface level, I can see why this intrigued me. I can see why it was good in terms of building the tension and trying to at least arouse some aspects of suspense. But does that a good movie make? I'm not sure.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 13, 2023

Aaron Sorkin is the puppet master of snarky word vessels.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 13, 2023

It's directed with taut efficiency by Rob Reiner.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 11, 2023

Especially notable for its understanding of something — the conflict between the “elites” of blue America and the more traditional institutions of the military, police, and the like (30th anniversary)

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 13, 2022

The Cruise-Nicholson courtroom showdown that immediately lit up our American cinematic archive of great lines, with Nicholson's "You can't handle the truth!!"-still reverberates all these years later.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 13, 2021

Suspenseful, powerful, poignant, unforgettable, and sharply directed.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Sep 11, 2020

A bit stilted and an unlikely alignment of parts, "A Few Good Men" maintains a taut, compelling hold from start to finish.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 6, 2020

As speechy and preachy a courtroom drama as you'll ever find, detailing the secret manoeuvring that shadows a naval court-martial.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 2, 2018

There are more than a few excellent men in the cast, and a fine woman, too. But Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men roars with excitement only when Jack Nicholson seizes the drama between his sneering, snarling teeth.

| May 31, 2018

Designed to get the audience rooting for this upper-class underdog, the movie accomplishes its task with military efficiency. But since the deck is stacked and the cards well worn, it hardly seems a victory to cherish.

| Feb 8, 2018

...a solid legal thriller that benefits substantially from a raft of better-than-average elements.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 13, 2017

By pitting Cruise against Nicholson in the film`s final courtroom confrontation, Sorkin and Reiner are pitting two notions of masculinity and two notions of stardom against each other.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 30, 2014

A brisk and familiar courtroom drama of the old school, as pleasant to watch as it is predictable, Men more than anything else is a tribute to pure star power.

| Apr 30, 2014

The whole film, with its steady, important-picture pacing, its foursquare visual style, and its pseudo-profundity, is a piece of glorified banality.

Full Review | Apr 30, 2014

The literally in-your-face camera work can easily expose an actor's weaknesses, but, with the lens framed on Nicholson's bulldog visage, he lets loose with volcanic fury. His demagoguery and gung-ho self-righteousness are something to behold.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 30, 2014

The driving force of the story is watching Cruise`s character develop some backbone and staying power.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 30, 2014

As you may have suspected, Jack Nicholson steals the show. His Col. Nathan Jessep isn't in a lot of scenes, but when he's there, you can't take your eyes off him.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 30, 2014

It's a very watchable picture, with plenty of drama and some good laughs. But you can't forget for a moment that Reiner is taking your emotions on a carefully guided tour.

| Apr 30, 2014

The film's entire cast and crew prove up to the task, and there's something both comfortably old-fashioned and blazingly contemporary about Aaron Sorkin's screenplay.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 30, 2014

The ultimate rebel Jack Nicholson has a ball playing the ultimate establishment figure in this star-laden, rather old-fashioned courtroom drama.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 30, 2014