In 'Annapolis' James Franco (Spiderman and Tristan & Isolde) plays Jake Huard, a Maryland shipbuilder and amateur boxer who wants to attend the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He is not the ideal candidate, but he is determined to make it.
I would say this movie is like 'Rocky' meets 'An Officer and a Gentleman'. This is a good movie; however, there is nothing that special about it. It is very predictable. Two of the main characters really mimic their counterparts in the other movies. James Franco is to Richard Gere/Sylvester Stallone and Tyrese Gibson (Lt. Cole) is to Louis Gossett Jr./Carl Weathers.
In its defense, James Franco did a remarkable job in the picture. The bonds he forms with his fellow classmen are very believable. Better I think than in 'An Officer and a Gentleman'. But I do not think this movie is anything we have not already seen. I also think West Point is a much tougher academy.
I would say this movie is like 'Rocky' meets 'An Officer and a Gentleman'. This is a good movie; however, there is nothing that special about it. It is very predictable. Two of the main characters really mimic their counterparts in the other movies. James Franco is to Richard Gere/Sylvester Stallone and Tyrese Gibson (Lt. Cole) is to Louis Gossett Jr./Carl Weathers.
In its defense, James Franco did a remarkable job in the picture. The bonds he forms with his fellow classmen are very believable. Better I think than in 'An Officer and a Gentleman'. But I do not think this movie is anything we have not already seen. I also think West Point is a much tougher academy.