Annapolis
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37 out of 100

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4.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

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  • Starring: Donnie Wahlberg, James Franco, Jordana Brewster
  • Summary: When he won a coveted admission spot to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, local kid Jake Huard (Franco) thought all his dreams had come true -- but his battle to become the man he wants to be is only just beginning. From critically acclaimed indie director Justin Lim comes this exhilarating comeback story of a courageous young sailor who discovers that some opportunities are worth fighting for. (Touchstone Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 28
  3. Negative: 9 out of 28
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    63
    Directing Annapolis is Justin Lin, whose previous feature was the irresponsible high-school comedy thriller "Better Luck Tomorrow." This second movie is more his speed.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gregory Kirschling
    58
    Compellingly 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.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    Packing in enough cliches for a dozen movies, this drama about a sensitive young man trying to achieve his dreams via the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis will best be enjoyed by the generation unfamiliar with "An Officer and a Gentlemen," "Top Gun" and any preceding boxing movies.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    It is the anti-Sundance film, an exhausted wheeze of bankrupt cliches and cardboard characters, the kind of film that has no visible reason for existing, except that everybody got paid.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. Sarah
    10
    i thought it was ana excelent movie, there was no unnessassery sex scene.
  2. SusanM.
    7
    Not as bad as everyone is saying! Cheesy? Yes. Truly original? No. But overall it was a decent flick and you've gotta give it points just because James Franco and Tyrese Gibson appear topless in many scenes - that alone is worth the price of admission, trust me.… Expand
  3. ZackL.
    4
    This movie is utterly pathetic. The direction isn't bad, but everything else is. The dialogue and screenplay are horrible and the characters all seem dull and charmless. Annapolis tries too hard to be too many things, and fails miserably.… Expand
  4. cameronmorewood
    3
    The film plays like the actors, director, and writers all communicated through text messages that weren't quite perceived the way they ought to have been.… Expand

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