
Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'd make it to Annapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman he's selected, despite dubious grades. Once inside Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly challenged to his limits, repeatedly made the 'over-cocky' reason for the entire class to suffer, Jake nearly quits, but after facing his utterly unsupportive father's gloating returns just in time. Stubborn Jake finds supp... (Full plot summary below)
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Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'd make it to Annapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman he's selected, despite dubious grades. Once inside Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly challenged to his limits, repeatedly made the 'over-cocky' reason for the entire class to suffer, Jake nearly quits, but after facing his utterly unsupportive father's gloating returns just in time. Stubborn Jake finds support with mates as well as Ali, his lover-to-be, and a discipline he may excel in: the 'brigade' boxing tournament, open to all ranks.
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| L.A. WeeklyJames C. TaylorAnnapolis succeeds only in the difficult mission of making charismatic actors like James Franco and Tyrese Gibson seem bland and surprisingly unsexy. |
| Entertainment WeeklyGregory KirschlingCompellingly reserved and inscrutable at the start, Franco starts to lose us by the second hour, when his character's still not showing up for roll call on time, and isn't charismatic enough to bring us over to his side. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyCharacter development and narrative substance are absent in this wispy movie about beefcake and getting a knack for teamwork in an oppressive atmosphere. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongCompetently made but painfully similar to a plethora of films that have come before it, Annapolis is simply too familiar to land any real punches. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxReal-life military trainers -- regardless of gender -- never make you say, 'Wow you're hot!' They make you say, 'I'll do whatever you want, please don't hurt me.' |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomThe Patriot Act should be invoked to keep this trite feature from public consumption. |
| Worcester Telegram & GazetteDaniel M. KimmelIt's a formula plot, but it's handled with some humor, some heart, and a sure hand on the camera. |
| About.comRebecca MurrayAnnapolis reminded me of a junior high production of An Officer and a Gentleman retold by cast members who could only recall bits and pieces of the original film. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkAnnapolis is the kind of hybrid military movie that can really only be truly enjoyed with diminished expectations and a sharp sense of parody. |
| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperJames Dean joins the Navy and morphs into Rocky |