"LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE", "DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE T...
"LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE", "DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU", and finally
"why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
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Although I saw this movie quite a long time ago,it is one of the best action movies that I've seen in a long time. It kept me squirming in my seat throughout the movie, mainly because any underwater scenes leaves me gasping for breath.
This is another movie about prejudice in the armed services during and after World War II. Robert DeNiro was excellent as Billy Sunday, a racist, master diver in the U.S. Navy who because of his own poor health has been reassigned as an instructor and can no longer dive. You love him and hate him at the same time. His wife Gwen, portrayed by Charlize Theron, of course, loves him and knows the real man inside the shell.
Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a young - to a middle aged Carl Breashar, a man who is determined, stubborn and proud. His grit and guts earn him the respect of his fellow navy men, but not without problems. Breashar was raised the son of a sharecropper and joined the Navy to become a Deep Sea Diver. He was more than qualified with his excellent swimming ability, but because of his race was originally assigned to be a cook. This movie is based on the real life of Carl Breashar.
This movie made me patriotic and proud, and I applauded along with the rest of the audience as both Billy Sunday and Carl Breshear overcome their own personal demons and became friends, so much so that Sunday goes to court on Breashar's behalf.
The fact that there was no onscreen sex made this movie very enjoyable for me. There were some scenes with "fisticuffs" and violence, but prejudice was the main dragon. The was alot of foul language, but it is to be expected in this type of movie.
I would recommend this movie to anyone over 13 who enjoys action adventure movies and is not offended by foul language. There will be people who do not agree with me that this is a good movie, but I think it was seeing and would see it again.
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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