FREE ESSAY ON A FEW GOOD MEN

A FEW GOOD MEN

Courtroom drama is a popular type of film which involves at least one trial and pin points

much of the emotion and tension within a court of law .
A Few Good Men is an emotional story of two military men accused of killing a young 
soldier . Tom Cruise play's Danny Kaffe , the smart mouth defense lawyer , and Demi Moore

play's Joe Galloway , his nosy special council . The movie starts of by showing us the
plot and 
then begins to tell the story . Compared to other movies with the same genre , I'd have
to say this 
is one of the best . It was boring at times but it did it's best to show action through
words .
The music is very soft and sets the mood . It gives the viewers a tingling feeling inside
. 
It's not only the music that makes the movie a success, it's also the acting . Tom Cruise
makes 
himself seem like a no brain marine . That makes him perfect for the job . Demi Moore
plays a 
tough but sexy naval officer (I always liked a women who takes charge) . She always
wanted 
things done her own way . She originally ask for the case but was denied , because they
wanted 
someone who would screw up . The lighting and camera angles in the courtroom does a lot ,
they 
make sure to stay on top of the people's faces , so we as viewers won't get mixed up with
who's 
talking . The main thing that really made the movie was Tom Cruise , when he got up their
and 
put on a show , that I think nobody will forget . He does his hotshot act and this is
when we knew 
he was going to do it . He put smiles on people's faces , he put tears in your eyes , he
made sure 
to win the audiences attention . He made sure to go out with a bang . 
This movie received fairly good reviews . Some comments weren't that great , but still it

was a good movie . The film reviews state that this movie eliminates the element of
surprise . 
They told us what he's going to do and instead of not succeeding , his plan does work. It
had the 
potential to be better but the film doesn't make us work , doesn't allow us to figure out
things 
for ourselves , it's afraid we'll miss something if they're not spelled out (Roger Ebert)
. That's 
true movies tend to get boring if we can't us our brains to try to figure things out .
The reviews 
are very picky , but do get to the point. It's a very predictable but effective movie
that tried it's 
best to please all the different genre of viewers. When the time comes for the big
courtroom 
scene , we realize that it steals the pleasure in two ways : (1) We are not allowed to
discover 
Cruise's strategy for ourselves , and (2) Nicholson 's (The crown Attorney) behavior
seems 
scripted and inevitable , and is robbed of shock value (Roger Ebert) . Personally I'd
have to say 
that the movie was well written and the acting was pretty good (I wouldn't give it two
thumbs 
up) . The film did lack some action , but who am I to judge a film that doesn't really
fit into my 
genre . I like action movies , but for a drama film , I kinda got into it. I really liked
Demi Moore's 
performance , she really know how to handle sticky situations . Tom Cruise doesn't really
impress 
me , he always tries to pull hotshot acts. He doesn't have to show of in every movie .
Everybody 
knows he's a good actor. The best part of the movie had to be when Tom Cruise is in the 
courtroom and showing everybody up (this doesn't mean I like him) . That's when you could
feel 
victory inside. The music was pumping , and the crowd was going wild , and the viewers
were 
just thinking the words oh my God !  . I'm really glad I choose to watch this film , I
really 
enjoyed to watch it .
In conclusion I'd have to say that I really did enjoy this film even if it wasn't my
genre . 
One thing I learned from this is never judge a movie by it's cover . You will never know
if it's 
going to be a good movie or not.