That the performances are uniformly outstanding is a tribute to Rob Reiner, who directs with masterly assurance, fusing suspense and character to create a movie that literally vibrates with energy.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Like all courtroom dramas, A Few Good Men is gimmicky and synthetic. It's also an irresistible throwback to the sort of sharp-edged entertainment Hollywood once provided with regularity.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Vincent Canby
A big commercial entertainment of unusually satisfying order. [11 Dec 1992]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
An entertainment to be seen and appreciated in momentum. As such, it is constantly grippingRead Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
Pace and performances dominate, with popped salutes going to Keifer Sutherland, Kevin Pollack, Kevin Bacon and especially Nicholson's smiling barracuda. [11 Dec 1992]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
About as understated as a 21-gun salute... What's missing is anything of Reiner himself.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
Men is a little too neat structurally, its moral and human issues a little too clear-cut: at heart it is old-fashioned melodrama. But Sorkin's dialogue is spit-shined, and the energy and conviction with which it is staged and played is more than a compensation; it's transformative. And hugely entertaining. [14 Dec 1992]Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The film doesn't make us work, doesn't allow us to figure out things for ourselves, is afraid we'll miss things if they're not spelled out.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
The film's plot...is more contrived than creditable, motivations are not always clear, and some characters, for instance Kiefer Sutherland as a praise the lord and pass the ammunition Marine, are not very convincingly acted. [11 Dec 1992]Read Full Review »
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