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The film stars James Franco ( he played, and even looks like, James Dean ) and Tyrese Gibson. Franco is a young kid from a bluecollar family. He works at the local shipyard but his dead mom always wanted him to go to Annapolis, so he tries and gets his chance to attend. As a "plebe" things are tough, and at first Franco resists help and goes it alone, but later changes and becomes more of a team player. Through it all, midshipman Tyrese Gibson goes all out to test Franco's mettle and a growing hatred for the midshipman sees Franco join the boxing team to get a crack at Gibson, the reigning champ. When all is said and done, Franco finally discovers what Annapolis is really all about and he is a better man for it.
There's not a lot of action in this film, save for some darn good boxing sequences, but the story is pretty good and the 103 minutes goes by quickly. This is similar to An Officer And A Gentleman, so if you liked that film, you will probably like Annapolis. Franco's not a bad actor, but Gibson was tops as the tough midshipman.
PQ and sound is quite good. When punches are being landed during the fight scenes, you can almost feel them. More low end than you'd expect, too.
A pretty good rental for me, well worth :3:
There's not a lot of action in this film, save for some darn good boxing sequences, but the story is pretty good and the 103 minutes goes by quickly. This is similar to An Officer And A Gentleman, so if you liked that film, you will probably like Annapolis. Franco's not a bad actor, but Gibson was tops as the tough midshipman.
PQ and sound is quite good. When punches are being landed during the fight scenes, you can almost feel them. More low end than you'd expect, too.
A pretty good rental for me, well worth :3:
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