Annapolis : Movie Review


We’ve all seen the title card “Inspired by true events. Justin Lin needs the slightly altered “Inspired by other movies” disclaimer attached to his studio-guided Annapolis, a disappointing and formulaic follow-up to the filmmaker’s kinetic pet project Better Luck Tomorrow.

The day before he’s set to enter the Annapolis-based U.S. Naval Academy, Jake Huard (James Franco) paints the town one last time with his crew. On his buddy’s urging, he flirts with watering-hole floozie Ali (Jordana Brewster) but gets distracted when a bar fight breaks out. The next morning, during warm-up drills, Huard is shocked to discover this petite, exotic beauty is one of his Naval instructors.

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Author : Sean O'Connell