Annapolis (2006)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Justin Lin

Writer (WGA):

David Collard (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

50,000 Apply. 1,200 Are Accepted. Only The Best Survive.

Plot:

Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.

Plot Keywords:

Shipyard | Boxing | Roommate | U.S. Naval Academy | Annapolis Maryland

Cast

James Franco	...	Jake Huard
Macka Foley	...	Ref
Jim Parrack	...	AJ
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Lt. Burton
Brian Goodman	...	Bill Huard
Billy Finnigan	...	Kevin
Jordana Brewster	...	Ali
Katie Hein	...	Risa
Jimmy Lin	...	Midshipman Lin (as Jimmy Yi Fu Lin)
Charles Napier	...	Supt. Carter
Heather Henderson	...	Daniels
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Twins (as Vicellous Shannon)
Roger Fan	...	Loo
McCaleb Burnett	...	Whitaker
Wilmer Calderon	...	Estrada

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42109) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The trailer shows a battleship exploding and people falling into a pool at what appears to be a party; neither of those things actually appear in the film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening training seen when Nance is commanded to lock his elbows, while holding a rifle above his head, he responds with, "Ma'am, alright ma'am," which as a plebe is strictly forbidden. He would only have been permitted to say, " Ma'am, Yes ma'am.

Quotes:

Jake Huard: That's why I gotta get the hell outta here. If I can't find better guys than you, I'm in trouble.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Sopranos: Walk Like a Man (#6.17)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Born Too Slow

Only half the movie that was promised

I'm only giving it 5 stars because it only lived up to half of the expectations that the trailer gave it. Once you see it you will know what I mean. I just got out of the theater a half hour ago and I left disappointed because I was expecting to see what was promised in the trailer. I'm talking about the ships, submarines, jets, helicopters, being out to see, the ship explosion, and such. The only ship you see is the one that is being built and it never even leaves the harbor. I left feeling like they didn't have the budget to finish the movie so they just cut it short. There are no scenes where they are outside the grounds of Annapolis, unless you count the bar across the bay. It was a good movie as long as you know what you are expecting. Expect to see boxing scenes, as that is the new focus of the movie after they had to cut out all the stuff after they ran out of money. Oh, and also the line in the trailer, "Why are you so hard on him…" etc. yep, CUT!