Men of Honor (2000) DISC ONLY

Your browser does not support JavaScript.To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE!Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE!Product Details Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis, Hal Holbrook. Directors: George Tillman Jr. Writers: Scott Marshall Smith Producers:Bill Badalto, Bill Cosby, Robert Teitel, Stan Robertson Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSCLanguage: EnglishSubtitles: English, Spanish Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: April 10, 2001 Run Time: 129 minutesAverage Customer Review:.4.4 out of 5 stars Special Features Alternate ending plus 11 deleted scenes with commentary by director George Tillman, JrAnimated storyboards with commentary by director George Tillman, Jr"Mater Chief: A Tribute to Carl Brashear" documentaryHBO "First Look" featuretteBrian McKnight music video: "Win" Editorial Reviews Men of Honor presents a great role model for younger viewers, yet it's rated R due to abundant use of the F word. With appropriate discretion, parents should allow their preteen and teenaged children to see this rousing if altogether conventional biopic inspired by the life of Carl Brashear. Played with gravity and gumption by Cuba Gooding Jr., Brashear was the first African American to become a master diver in the U.S. Navy, despite the lingering effects of segregation, opposition from Navy brass, and the amputation of his left leg following a tragic on-duty accident. Robert De Niro adds marquee value and salty bluster as Billy Sunday, the drunken, redneck (and fictionalized) Master Chief who watches, with gradual admiration, as Brashear attains his ultimate goal through sheer force of will. This is all quite uplifting on its surface, but in attempting to hit the requisite highlights of an inspiring biography, director George Tillman Jr. (Soul Food) reduces Brashear's achievement to a succession of clichés, forcing Gooding and De Niro to battle sentiment with their noteworthy performances. As Sunday's neglected wife, Charlize Theron is completely extraneous; Hal Holbrook's diving-school commander is a ranting caricature; and newcomer Aunjanue Ellis barely registers as Brashear's wife (in part because their obligatory romance is handled with an utter lack of finesse). There's no question that Brashear's efforts are heroic and worthy of recognition, so Men of Honor serves its basic purpose. Still, one can't help but wonder if Brashear's story would be even more impressive with a more authentic treatment. --Jeff Shannon Product Description One of those rare films that grabs you by the gut and never lets go, Men of Honor was inspired by the life of Carl Brasher (Cuba Gooding Jr.), an African American who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a bigoted training officer (Robert DeNiro) and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl never gives up and achieves the impossible in an incredible finish that will leave you cheering.