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      Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

      PG-13 1994 1 hr. 34 min. Drama List
      Reviews 27% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Two lawyers (Sam Waterston, Samuel L. Jackson) must fight to establish the innocence of a black cadet (Seth Gilliam) court-martialed in 1880. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member This film was chock full of talent, and they wasted all of it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member [font=Century Gothic]Sometimes, a crappy score can ruin an otherwise good movie. Such is the case with [i]Assault at West Point.[/i] This movie is the true story of the first black cadet at West Point, who was court martialed for beating himself up in an attempt to escape taking a philosophy final scheduled for two months after the beating occurred. Sam Waterston and Samuel L. Jackson both give really great performances, but, truly, the score has a distinctive "Movie of the Week" feel to it, and serves as a great distraction. By the 19th drumroll indicating a Very Dramatic Moment, I was ready to hunt the composer down and demand he beat himself. And then I checked out his IMDb profile, and he's the same guy who did [i]Malcom X [/i]and [i]Jungle Fever,[/i] both films with great scores. Ah well, I guess we can't hit home runs all of the time. ****** So, for the first time, we hit the after-Thanksgiving sales, and, even though we are pretty much anti-conspicuous consumption (we prefer ours in private, TYVM), we actually had a very good time, and picked up some good deals on the way. Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving. :D [/font] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Two lawyers (Sam Waterston, Samuel L. Jackson) must fight to establish the innocence of a black cadet (Seth Gilliam) court-martialed in 1880.
      Director
      Harry Morgan Moses
      Executive Producer
      Bob Rubin, Bill Siegler
      Screenwriter
      Harry Morgan Moses
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Sound Mix
      Stereo