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.
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09/17/07
Annapolis (2006)
10 %
Reviews Counted: 106 Fresh: 11 Rotten:95 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
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 wants to be is only just the beginning. Now, uncertain if a regular kid from a poor blue collar... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Roger Fan, Donnie Wahlberg
Reviews
Annapolis throws the same punches as many of its inspirational fellow cadets and almost, but not quite, wins the fight.
03/24/07
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
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
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
'Annapolis' is a neatly pressed, mirror-shine drone -- so impeccably mediocre we get the feeling somebody cheated on the entrance exam.
02/01/06
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