Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 01/27/2006(USA)
Release Date: 06/27/2006
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Touchstone / Disney
A poor but ambitious young man strives to make good in one of the most competitive institutions on Earth in this
military drama.
Jake Huard (
James Franco) is a young man from a small Maryland town who grew up in a blue-collar family with few opportunities. Wanting to make something of himself after completing high school,
Jake set his sights on attending the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, where he narrowly makes the cut and becomes one of the 1,200 applicants selected for the freshman class.
Jake finds that life as a "plebe" is intellectually challenging and physically punishing, and he soon develops a powerful adversary in
Midshipman Lt. Cole (
Tyrese Gibson), his training commander, who pushes
Jake to the limit to see if he has what it takes. Standing on the razor's edge of failing as both a student and a soldier,
Jake makes a brave but dangerous gesture toward proving himself by entering the Brigade Championships, a Naval boxing competition where he'll go into the ring against the best fighters in the Navy -- including
Lt. Cole.
Jake soon has one person on his side when he strikes up a friendship with
Ali (
Jordana Brewster), a pretty young officer who believes
Jake has what it takes to go the distance.
Annapolis also stars
Donnie Wahlberg,
Chi McBride, and
Vicellous Shannon; the film was directed by
Justin Lin, who debuted with the acclaimed independent feature
Better Luck Tomorrow.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
