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Annapolis movie about Jake Huard (James Franco), who had always dreamed of attending Annapolis Naval Academy and becoming a naval officer, being just the son of a poor dock worker. With the help of his father Bill (Brian Goodman), Jake becomes a promising amateur boxer and Annapolis has a legendary annual boxing competition, so he’s championed for admittance by navy recruiter Lt. Commander Burton (Donnie Wahlberg).

Unfortunately Jake’s dream (which came true) turns into a nightmare thanks to his instructor Cole (Tyrese Gibson) and of course the two will end up in the final round of the boxing competition. The best parts of the movie were the indirect lessons on what it takes to be a good father. Several scenes showed what kind of impact parents have (positive and negative) when they encourage their sons or ignore them.

Genre: Drama
Starring: James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Donnie Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson
Directed by: Justin Lin
Produced by: Steven Nicolaides, Mark Vahradian, Gym Hinderer

Score: 3 / 5

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