Some things I liked some I did not.

Perfect cast and a good story

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This was a tale that didn't really need to be told. In fact, it was more of an advertisement for the navy than an actual movie. Franco does little to create a 3 dimensional character, and is not helped by being thrown into 2 hours of navy recruitment without first establishing why he's there, or why he's facing such adversity. Other weak plot points included the silly coincidental bar flirt...................which turned out to be a superior officer! What, no way! Who would have thought? Plus the entire end of the movie became a determination to win a boxing match, which was irrelevant to the previous plot of the movie - getting into the navy.

The idea that you can make better Naval officers by humiliating and bullying recruits is ludicrous. But this is just what this film set out to make us believe and it is no wonder it did not have official support. Taking a young man from a lowly background and having him make it at the Naval Academy against the odds was a good storyline but the filmmakers spoil it by concentrating too much on bullying and the result of a boxing match. I am sure the US Navy would much prefer an officer who can navigate a ship than one who can throw a punch. In my opinion the plot should have concentrated more on the actual obstacles in this young recruit's path and his efforts to overcome them. Everything in the storyline is negative and made Annapolis seem like a Hell on Earth for anyone dumb enough to enter its walls. If the US Naval Academy was really like that I would have told them where to shove it on day one and so would every other recruit.

This movie is really nice and entertaining. I wouldn't say it a real classic or something. But it is still worth your time.The trailers and promotions gave a completely wrong message to audience with a ship exploding etc. These promotions brought a very different kind of audience into the hall. That should be the reason for this low rating for this movie.Seeing the trailer I also thought it is a very action oriented navy movie. So I stayed away from this movie for some time. But when I got a chance to see this later, I was really surprised. It is not an action movie at all. But it has some real content in it. I would call it a very good entertainer supported by very good acting.Don't miss it.....

I saw this movie when I had just got out of boot camp (2 years ago) thinking it was going to be a good movie, boy was I wrong, the movie does not portray us Sailors properly. There is no fraternization in the Navy, but it is here?!?!?! WTF!?!?! If this how the current Hollywood thinks the movie is, go back and watch Men of Honor, thats how the "REAL NAVY" is, and always will be! So whomever thought this movie was good, take advice from a sailor, and that is... "If you wish to see the REAL US NAVY, then go to your local recruiting office, and tell them SIGN ME UP!" I was embarrassed to even pay for this movie, let alone see the blasted thing, this movie in the end said, "Come join the navy and you can screw around with whomever you want." The only things real about the Navy in this movie, was the Review Board towards the end of the movie, evil RDCs (Recruit Division Commanders), PLEB Year suck, and the Sports thing at the end, other than that, is was the make believe Navy from Hollywood.