Men of Honor
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: November 10, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
16
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York PostLou Lumenick
In-depth performances by De Niro and Gooding Jr. provide the oxygen for this extremely shipshape biopic. Read full review
80
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Passes muster as an old-style biopic with its heart in the right place. There won't be a dry eye in the house.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It isn't about thrills and explosions, but about tenacity, and most of it takes place within our own imaginations. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Inspirational biographical movie that really works. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
One of the more uplifting films of the season. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Just what Gooding needed to restart his stalled career. Read full review
70
Dallas ObserverAndy Klein
If you don't view it too analytically, Men of Honor provides almost more uplift than a body can handle. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
The main body of the film earns comparison with the military parables of John Ford, particularly "The Long Gray Line" and "The Wings of Eagles." Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Educational and upstanding, a little overacted and more than a little overdramatized. But it's honorable. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
A stalwart military inspirational. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Goes to such great lengths to show the greatness of its Navy diver hero that it neglects to add much depth to his character - or the story. Read full review
63
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Flaws and all, Men of Honor ultimately does its duty. It honors the feats of an incredible man. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Leaves you wanting to know more, and that's not a bad thing. Read full review
60
TimeRichard Schickel
There's something refreshing about its utterly unembarrassed embrace of the familiar. The director, George Tillman Jr., either doesn't notice or doesn't give a hoot about the way Scott Marshall Smith's script piles up cliches. Read full review
60
VarietyTodd McCarthy/ David Stratton
Those in search of positive role models and films detailing little-known aspects of black and military history, or stressing the value of tenacity and hard work, pic has something to offer. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Engagingly corny drama. Read full review
60
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
In its quest to create "wholesome" entertainment, the movie industry is furiously turning back the clock four decades or so, to the days when men were men, girls were cute but knew their place and pencil-necked Poindexters stayed out of your damn face. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizLarry Terenzi
Sunk by its own melodramatic falseness, and it stands as a well-meaning yet lacking tribute to a courageous man. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
In an effort to turn Brashear's life into a larger-than-life sermon, Men of Honor almost manages to make it all feel like an overbearing crock. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Gooding can't will this well-meaning film into life. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
It's hard not to like a movie like Men of Honor, but it's entirely possible. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Gooding and De Niro bring their characters to vivid life despite the unsubtle screenplay and hyperactive music score. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Leaves you exhausted and even bored. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Until its unbearably hokey ending, acquits itself reasonably well. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Storytelling like this weighs heavier than a standard diving suit, and it's really up to you, if you're ready to take the plunge. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Loses focus of whom the film is honoring. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Strives to be an inspirational depth charge, but its power is consistently waylaid by some genuinely hokey dialogue and situations. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
By the film's big finale, the whole thing has begun to feel distinctly ridiculous. Read full review
30
Village VoiceDennis Lim
The filmmakers at once coarsen and dilute a fascinating life into a lumpy puddle of punishing inspirational hokum. Read full review
20
Film.comSean Means
A bad movie about a great man. Read full review
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