*A FEW GOOD MEN* FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION 

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My Cousin Vinny is not a drama, but it is a fantastic court movie and is regarded as one of the more accurate portrayals of a trial. They actually showed clips of it in my Evidence class.

“I want the truth!, You can’t handle the truth!” That will forever be one of the most iconic and famous lines ever. Plus Tom and Jack’s performance in the courtroom scene was incredible.

"This better not be 'I'm pregnant." Jen, you should be pitching for Kaffee's softball team, because that was a hell of a curveball. 😆

For an accurate courtroom drama with a touch of humour in it, I can highly recommend "My Cousin Vinny".

As for me, the unsung hero amidst the star studded cast is Kevin Pollak. He's a wonderful actor, a hilarious comedian, and phenomenal impressionist. A man of many talents, kudos to you Mr. Pollak! GREAT reaction 🖒🖒

Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture, but lost to Unforgiven. "I WANT THE TRUTH!" "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"

Jen, Please conside "My Cousin Vinny" great court room trial as well as just a great movie! You'll love it...

12 Angry men is a fantastic drama it's an older movie but it really has stood the test of time.

Loved it! Would recommend "The Rainmaker" and "The Firm" for two more courtroom/legal flicks. Both are based on John Grisham books and have amazing casts!

The iconic line "You Can't Handle the Truth" Thank you Jen for reacting A Few Good Men👍👍👍👍

"This better not be I'm pregnant." Hahahaha! I'm dead.

This movie is very useful when trying to figure out a six degrees of Kevin Bacon lol

15:52 Christopher Guest is such a phenomenal actor that even though I’m a big fan of his because of The Princess Bride and This Is Spinal Tap, I never recognize him in this role as the doctor. But I’m not alone. Christopher Guest is such a brilliant actor that Rob Reiner (who also directed A Few Good Men) famously said to Christopher Guest at the cast party for The Princess Bride something like, “Chris! Thanks so much for coming out to support the film!” - having totally forgotten that his friend and colleague Guest was IN THE FILM he’d just finished directing. Guest had so thoroughly become Count Rugen that Rob freaking Reiner, who’d directed Spinal Tap just a couple years earlier, had forgotten Guest was even in the movie. 🤦‍♀️😆😂🏆

Everybody likes to give Cruise some much praise for his performance in this Yet Demi Moore kills it and goes toe to toe with Cruise. and is so very believeable as a female military officer. Much respect.

“AS GOOD AS IT GETS “ is a great movie with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt , different role for Jack … some romance too.

A Time to Kill (1996) is another great legal drama. Philadelphia (1993), The Film (1993) and the classic oldie To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) are definitely worth watching.

Have you seen 12 Angry Men (1957)?.....if not it's a must-see classic 😁

Check out "My Cousin Vinny" for another great courtroom movie. Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. One of my all-time favorites. Endlessly rewatchable and hilarious. Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for it! And it was well deserved.

What I love about this film is that, while Jessop is clearly a monster, there's a lot of truth in what he says about how we need/want people like him to keep our enemies at bay. There's a lot of grey and nuance in the arguments. (Plus, of course, the performances are stellar!)

"I WANT THE TRUTH" "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH"

JEN CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

This has to be my most watched movie of all time. Anytime flipping through the channels, and it's on...I'm watching it.

I suggest you watch "Born on the 4th of July". It's not a courtroom drama but another Tom Cruise movie. Easily the most underrated movie he has ever done and one of his best roles but goes under everyone's radar nowadays.

Wolfgang Bodison, who played Lance Corporal Dawson, was actually the location scout, and had never acted before, until Rob Reiner cast him, after reading the part

19:15 It's disclosure. He HAS to do it, by law. Neither side is allowed any surprises in the courtroom. It gives both sides time to prepare for witnesses.

Primal Fear, 12 Angry Men and Runaway Jury are among my personal favourites when it comes to courtroom dramas. "Fractured" is also a very good one.

"That guy" from The Usual Suspects and The Whole Nine Yards is Kevin Pollack, a brilliant comedian and damn good actor.

Two other good court room dramas: Philadelphia (Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington) and Primal Fear (Richard Gere, Edward Norton). Both are great.

John Grisham did a lot of great courtroom drama books that got turned into movies - A Time to Kill, The Firm (also with Tom Cruise), The Client, Runaway Jury, and The Chamber were all great courtroom movies. The Pelican Brief happens outside the courtroom but is about law. Other movies not written by Grisham are 12 Angry Men, which is about jury deliberations, and Erin Brockovich, a true story also about law but it mostly takes place outside of a courtroom. Love this movie and your reaction to it! Always fun to hear Jack say YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! :D

Another movie with a great cast...and another underrated performance by Kevin Pollak. I served in the Marine Corps and a lot of this is accurate. There are small things that are innacurate (Marines don't salute indoors or without their cover/hat, etc.).

"A Civil Action" with John Travolta and Robert Duvall is another one with some great courtroom scenes.

Philadelphia, A Time to Kill, To Kill A Mockingbird, Witness For the Prosecution, Primal Fear, The Andersonville Trial, Sleepers, And Justice For All, and The Rainmaker are all great courtroom dramas. 12 Angry Men is not really a courtroom drama, there’s not much courtroom stuff, it’s more of a legal drama, but it is a better film than any of the others listed above - it’s one of the greatest movies ever made. Not to be missed.

If you want a good courtroom drama, I highly recommend The Rainmaker. It’s based on a John Grisham novel and Matt Damon’s first lead role (same year as Good Will Hunting).

Several commenters have recommended Primal Fear (1996). I strongly agree. It was Edward Norton's first film role and he did quite a good job!

"Because they stand on a wall, and they say nothing's gonna hurt you tonight. Not on my watch". Love it. I was one of those on the wall a very long time ago. That line gets me every time.

A great reaction to a great movie. Jen, The reason the two defendants were dishonorably discharged is because, in the military, you're required to disobey any illegal order. They should have refused to conduct the Code Red. My cousin Vinny (1992) is a great legal comedy and The Bucket List (2008) is a good, underrated comedy starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.

My Top Ten court-room dramas off the top of my head are: 1. Amistad 2. 12 Angry Men 3. JFK 4. The Hurricane 5. Courage Under Fire 6. Philidelphia 7. The Client 8. A Time to Kill 9. The Accused 10. A Cry In The Dark I'm sure there are more, but these are the ones that left a lasting impression on me. I highly advise watching Amistad anyway. Amazing film.

One thing to remember this was a military court, the rules are not the same. Often cases don't even go to a jag but a senior officer. With navy or marines this may be a Captain's Mast. With the CO acting as judge and other officers handling the case without legal backgrounds. Durring war counsel may be waived alltogether and summary judgements. Normal cases it is standard to question the witnesses credibility but in military as they mentioned (Tom) risked going to jail to push like he did. Had he not confessed (Tom) would been charged.

I am SO glad to see you review this movie. You're a great reactor and I always like it when you watch a good one that I know well. Keep up the great work Jen!!!

Thanks jen this was a play originally same guy wrote the screenplay. ( edit you noticed) His tv show the west wing was incredible. Set in the white House. Nicholson is only in 3 scenes. .

Jack Nicholson delivered the goods in yet another cinematic masterpiece. Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise he has nothing to prove to anyone. In other words, the whole cast were fantastic! This is a movie you can't see just once!

17:53 "If she keeps her mouth shut." 🤣🤣🤣Thank you so much for saying this, Jen! Which goes back to the reason why the JAG didn't want Galloway to be lead counsel, "All passion, no street smarts." Almost everyone gives her a pass in this movie, but she nearly ruins everything. So, I find it refreshing to see a reactor point this out. She's lucky to be on the team, because she's not that good of a lawyer. "This better not be like, I'm pregnant." Oh My Goodness, I had to pause the reaction, because I could not stop laughing. You delivered that quip with such a serious look on your face. Brilliant! Thank you for this reaction, Jen. Delightful as always.

This is actually loosely based on a true story. However in the real event the victim didn’t die, it was 10 Marines that attacked him & 3 actually went to trial. The ones who went to trial weren’t discharged. Also, after getting an honorable discharge one of them was found murdered & his case was featured on Unsolved Mysteries but to this day his murder is still a cold case.

Ooh. I JUST finished watching a reaction to Grumpy Old Men (1993), which has Kevin Pollak (the third lawyer on the defense team in this) also. Definitely worth a reaction if you haven't seen/done it already.

An iconic film. I can tell you that for (British) Army Lawyers this was their absolute favourite, and often quoted.

The iconic military courtroom dramas include Paths of Glory (early Kubrick) and Breaker Morant.

This is not my normal style of comment Jen, but I felt something Iike this needs to be said. As someone who has been around the military most of their life, I believe that you would've done very well in the military Jen. Dedicated, thorough, strives to do a job well done, reliable...and so on. These are qualities that you can be proud of Jen. Thanks for the great reaction...Eric 😊😊

If you like court room dramas, give "Anatomy of a Murder" a shot. Jimmy Stewart in the lead, the fantastic Eve Arden as his assistant, George C. Scott as the prosecuting attorney, and Duke Ellington on the soundtrack (and in a cameo as a local jazz band leader), based on a book written by a then-sitting member of the Supreme Court of Michigan (spot on representation of a trial, albeit under the rules of evidence of the State of Michigan prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's application of the entire Bill of Rights to Stare criminal cases via the 14th Amendment). This film inspired me, in great part, to go to law school, and now I'm a Philadelphia lawyer (that's a reference to a line in the film, although I am actually a lawyer based in Philadelphia ;-)). Enjoy!

The exterior courthouse scenes were filmed at St. Elizabeths in Anacostia, D.C. which is in the heart of the war zone. It used to be the U.S. Government Hospital for the Insane, dating back to the Civil War. Beautiful grounds. I was working security about 100 yards away at a facility for criminally insane detained illegals, mostly Cubans. The "Marines" performing drill were actually the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.

Seriously love your channel Jen. Enjoy your reactions a lot no matter what you're watching.

Watched your reaction on the weekend Jen and as always it was superb 👌 such a good movie I do love a courtroom movie probably why I like sleepers and my cousin Vinny so much 🙂 cheers for the awesome reaction Jen you're the best

I ithought I was going to be in the Canadian Army because of this movie. I realised not long after that I was obsessed with the court room and not the army lol. Thanks again for the reactions Jen! Lovely as always :)

Wowza! I got busy this past week and fell behind, so this fine Saturday morning I get a Triple-Feature of awesome movies with Jen & her Serious Girl Spectacles. Can't think of a better way to start the day. Cheers and Happy Weekend from the East Coast. 🥃☮❤

I just want to give props to Kevin Pollak, he is one of the best character actors in the business. He has been in dozens of great films.

"12 angry men" (jury deliberation) is a classic

Part II 😁 Just quick scanned your channel and didn't see any Courtroom stuff sooo 12 ANGRY MEN is a 1957 Courtroom drama a few reactors enjoyed and I truly believe BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT 🧐 you will enjoy it as well!! Peace 🕊️☮️

*”You can’t handle the truth!”*

Yet another small galaxy in the Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner movie-verse. It began with "This Is Spinal Tap" with Guest playing the part of Nigel and continued with "The Princess Bride" where he was the six fingered man. He was the doctor in this film. This Is Spinal Tap also launched the Christopher Guest movie-verse. More courtroom movies you say"....? "My Cousin Vinny" is what you are looking for.

Hart's War is an underrated movie that features some courtroom drama.

Several Demi Moore movies you should check out are Ghost, G.I. Jane and Indecent Proposal.

Being raised in a family of Marines I had to go watch this when it was released 😉. Good movie, great acting & directing.

For courtroom dramas I would suggest "The Verdict" and "Presumed Innocent".

I'm very sure you enjoyed this one. Classic Court room drama with Tom at his best. Supporting cast is aces! Superb pick and Thanks very much!

An overlooked courtroom drama is 'Presumed Innocent" with Harrison Ford. Also 'Anatomy of a Murder' with James Stewart and Ben Gazzara and Lee Remmick.

This is one of my favorite legal movies. Such great writing and performances all around. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Actors tour de force. Everyone was strong in this one.

One of my all-time favorites. Super excited for this reaction.

They are not considered felons in the civilian word, but the dishonorable discharge and the conviction would disqualify them from any federal job and a lot of civilian jobs. It pretty much has the same effect in the civilian world.

If I recall the sister of the writer was a lawyer with the military and a phone call with her inspired the story. So yes, it is based on a true story, but the writer wasn't privy to all the details of that story.

It’s always a treat when we get to see two great actors of different generations work together. Jack Nicholson’s career didn’t overlap for very long with Tom Cruise’s.

"I'm sorry I lost your set of steak knives." Seriously?? You're gonna lay a guilt trip on him for not wanting to go to jail. Someone needs to do an alternate ending where Col Jessup doesn't crack. Where he just plays it cool. "DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED?!?!?!"... ... ... "no."

An excellent courtroom drama. And even though Nicholson's screen time is brief, his performance is incredible.

A great old-school legal drama is 13 Angry Men starring Henry Fonda. Another great rousing law-related drama is Erin Brockovich.

"Men of Honor" with Cuba Gooding Jr.(special appearance in this movie) and Robert DeNiro stays in line with the military courtroom theme of this one.

Great movie. You should see other legal dramas like Rainmaker 1997 or Civil Action . Also a great lawyer movie with Tom Cruz is The Firm. and Murder At First 1995 a movie based on true movie about injustice. Also Erin Brucvich is a great movie. Fyi I recently learned the real story that this movie is based on is very strange and shocking for one thing the Santiago character did not die. The Dawson character dies in a real strange way. Also a great boxing movie with the Downey (James Marshell) character is Gladiator 1992.

"Anatomy of a Murder" is a GREAT courtroom drama from 1959. It was the first film that was allowed to use the word "panties" under the old Production Code. Also there is "Twelve Angry Men" which many reactors have done here on YT because it's such a great film that almost won the Oscar that year. It lost to the spectacular war/POW drama "The Bridge on the River Kwai." And of course there is "To Kill a Mockingbird," which i think most Americans view in high school nowadays. But it's the classic of all courtroom classics.

You want me on that wall... You need me on that wall...

Kiefer Sutherland in an interview said they were all there for that final scene just watching it amazed at Tom and jack acting even Bruce Willis was there

You'll love The Firm, also The Rainmaker, Runaway Jury, and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). They're all awesome!!

Murray & Moore.... I'm all in for this one

Another great court room movie - "To Kill a Mockingbird" with Gregory Peck.

"Unit. Corps. God. Country." is the scariest part of this film that doesn't get enough attention. FTR, I appreciate the people that protect and sacrifice for my country. But we are all subject to the freedoms that we try to uphold.

This is such a great movie! Great characters, well portrayed... all around greatness. Another good courtroom drama is "The Verdict", with Paul Newman, if you want to check it out

Love your reaction. Another great courtroom movie is Prinal Fear. It is the movie that launched Edward Norton's career.

Stacked cast, amazing performance and a great script -- and of course Jack steals the show in the few minutes he had onscreen! It's been reported that he delivered the same intensity in the "you can't handle the truth" scene for take after take, even on the reverse shots when he didn't even need to be there. He told Rob Reiner (who was concerned that all these takes would burn him out), "You don't understand, I love to act." He seems like a pretty chill guy too!

What do they have at the bottom of their "guns" you asked? Looks like a silver colored buttplate. That particular type of rifle I believe is the Springfield 1903 rifle used in the older Drill Marine ceremonies. Today, the Silent Drill Platoon uses the M1 Garand. From an offier perspective, transfering a Soldier is saying that you could not help him, and that makes you look bad indicating that you can not have your subordinates effectively train your Soldiers. This makes it look like you are unable to properly deligate authority and when you are going for an increase in rank, you want everything you do to be unblemished. If they really wanted to get rid of this guy, they could have just chaptered him for FTA (Failure to Adapt) and get him out of the Corps. Oh and btw, I dont know any full bird Colonel who really knows EVERY lower enlisted Soldier (E1-E4) in their Battalion or Brigade, so COL Jessup having a vested interest in retaining this Soldier and knowing him is highly suspect. Really enjoy your content.

One of the greatest court room dramas of all time, little known fact that when they filmed Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson for the first time, Tom Cruise was actually scared of Jack.

My favorite courtroom drama is Presumed Innocent (1990) headlined by Harrison Ford in his prime and co-starring, Bonnie Bedelia as Ford's wife, who is excellent in this role.

Great movie, Jen, I enjoyed watching with you. I forgot Christopher Guest had a part in this, but it's not surprising since Reiner directed "This is Spinal Tap," where Guest played one of the three main roles. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was the creative genius behind "The West Wing" series.

Jen, for a classic courtroom drama see "Anatomy of a murder." Great flick. Thanks for your observations, love the musical references.

Aaron Sorkin is a brilliant writer, definitely in my all-time Top 5. I would also highly recommend his TV series "The West Wing" and "The Newsroom", both excellent shows.

Unforgettable underrated court room movie And Justice for All Al Pacino at the top of his game . You need that in your life !!!!

The play was loosely based on a true story. The real life Santiago character did not die, and it was 10 marines who performed the code red. 8 of them took plea bargains and the other 2 did not. they were found guilty of a lesser charge and sentenced to time served. One of them was later murdered in a presumably unrelated event 5 years after he had been discharged.

If you haven't seen "Primal Fear" starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton it should be the next courtroom drama you watch for the channel

One of my favorite movies! If you're looking for another military/courtroom movie, Rules of Engagement with Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. Its right up there with this one. Great reaction!

"Primal fear" is another great court room drama

When Kaffee was questioning Dr. Stone, he was bringing his volume level up to 11.

I've been to GITMO as a Marine, to both the Windward and Leeward sides of the base. You do indeed have to take a ferry to get across the bay to the other side of the base. I've also been along the fence line. I was there before the movie came out, and the Marines there are a great bunch of guys. These guys are not your typical active-duty grunts, they are Barracks Marines. I never encountered any really fanatical behavior, but they were pretty high-strung. The term we used was "high speed, low drag". I never understood how Markinson got his hands on that Dress Blue Uniform he put on before he was to appear as a witness for the Defense. He simply disappeared from the base, so it's doubtful he packed a change of uniforms. Especially since the court appearance was in his Dress A's. Kaffee was right; how to did Markinson get his hands on the Mameluke Officers sword, and a chrome-plated 9mm pistol?

I've always wondered how transferring Santiago off the base puts lives in danger? "Shipping him off to another assignment puts lives in danger." In what way?