Character development and narrative substance are absent in this wispy movie about beefcake and getting a knack for teamwork in an oppressive atmosphere.
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04/15/09
Annapolis (2006)
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Reviews Counted:107
Fresh:11
Rotten:96
Average Rating:3.9/10
Consensus: In the immortal words of the Village People; 'In the Navy/ You can sail the seven seas/ In the Navy/ You can put your mind at ease.' However, if you're a movie critic, your mind was not put at ease by Annapolis; instead, you were probably felt uneasy because of the remarkable similarities between the plot of this mediocre, cliche-ridden drama and Top Gun and An Officer and a Gentleman.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When he won a coveted admission spot tothe Naval Academy at Annapolis, local kid Jake Huard (James Franco, "James Dean") thought all his dreams had come true - but his battle to become the man he... [More]
Starring: James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Roger Fan
Director: Justin Lin
Reviews for Annapolis
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10/18/08
What Annapolis really is, more than a college movie or a boot-camp movie, is a boxing movie, and a run of the mill one at that.
09/17/07
Annapolis throws the same punches as many of its inspirational fellow cadets and almost, but not quite, wins the fight.
03/24/07
...basically a military-recruitment commercial.
11/27/06
full review in Greek
10/03/06
It's difficult to find anything to praise about Annapolis.
09/01/06
If you like cliches, you'll love Annapolis.
07/26/06
The innumerable "saw it coming" plot contrivances begin to stack up like so much cinematic cord wood.
06/29/06
...if you haven't seen many other military movies or sports movies or underdog movies, Annapolis may not be as mundane for you as it was for me.
06/28/06
It's a pleasure to watch James Franco and Tyrese Gibson square off against each other as two men heading for a showdown.
06/26/06
It’s never less than excruciatingly predictable, unintentionally funny and dripping with moldy clichés.
05/12/06
Everything about Annapolis feels artificial.
02/17/06
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02/17/06
Annapolis is a good film basically because it’s not a bad film.
02/10/06
This film had very little on its mind other than making sure that the 12-to-14 year old girls who went to see it would be impressed enough to tell their MySpace friends about it.
02/10/06
Best never to have left dry dock with this one.
02/04/06
If you're like me, you'll get that sinking feeling soon after Annapolis gets underway.
02/03/06
There are so many ways to criticize Annapolis that I hardly know where to start. You could write a thesis paper on the things wrong with this movie.
02/02/06
James Dean joins the Navy and morphs into Rocky
02/02/06
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