Men Of Honor
Inspired By A True Story.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert De Niro "deliver powerhouse performances" (Chicago Tribune) in this triumphant epic inspired by the life of Carl Brashear.
Men of Honor tells the courageous tale of an African-American sailor (Gooding) who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a ruthless training officer (De Niro) and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl's iron will is never broken. Against all odds, he pushes on to achieve the impossible in an incredible finish that will leave you cheering.
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The Man Who Wouldn't Quit - revsdd
The inspiring story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), a black man who grew up in poverty in Kentucky and then joined the US Navy, aspiring to be the first black Master Diver in Navy history. We are shown the series of struggles from boyhood on that Brashear has to overcome to make his dream come true (and then to keep it alive.) Not the least of the challenges was Master Diver Bill Sunday (Robert DeNiro), the head trainer at the diving school the Navy sends Brashear to, who is not especially sympathetic to Brashear's goals, but who ultimately becomes an unlikely friend and supporter.
This is a good movie; fast paced and with a lot of action, although not an "action" pic in the normal sense of the word. There's a very human story here as well, and an interesting study of racism and the struggle to overcome it; there's also a sense of the struggle that took place in the 1960's between older and younger naval officers (the "old navy" vs the "new navy.") The performances are quite good - particularly Goodings'. I thought DeNiro was perhaps a bit over the top in his portrayal of Sunday (although, who knows, Sunday might well have been this extreme kind of loose cannon) and the portrayal of Sunday's wife Gwen (by Charlize Theron) also made me question whether these parts were "jazzed up" to provide entertainment value.
A good movie, though. I never once wondered if it was worth tuning into.touching - aisha_bee
i don't cry easy with movies. this movie made me cry, a lot! both performances are amazing, the story is absolutely touching. it makes you want to go back in time and slap all those mean people. sometimes i find these movies about opressed people very overly-dramatic and almost "too much", but the tone and the story of this movie made it very real, very true.Formula characters, well played - MovieBug
Both Gooding and De Niro turn in good preformances. De Niro especially has that volatile, threatening, explosive presence that works very well in this part. Gooding plays his character stoicly, maybe a little too flat.
The story is based on fact, and the degree of racism present in the military in the 40's and 50's is not overstated. This is a 'feel good' story about Carl Brashear's tenacity and subsenquent advancement in the navy diving program, against the odds.
A bit of foul language, not overdone, but generally a good family show.
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The Man Who Wouldn't Quit - revsdd
The inspiring story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), a black man who grew up in poverty in Kentucky and then joined the US Navy, aspiring to be the first black Master Diver in Navy history. We are shown the series of struggles from boyhood on that Brashear ...touching - aisha_bee
i don't cry easy with movies. this movie made me cry, a lot! both performances are amazing, the story is absolutely touching. it makes you want to go back in time and slap all those mean people. sometimes i find these movies about opressed people very overly-dramatic ...Formula characters, well played - MovieBug
Both Gooding and De Niro turn in good preformances. De Niro especially has that volatile, threatening, explosive presence that works very well in this part. Gooding plays his character stoicly, maybe a little too flat.
The story is based on fact, and ...