Did Somebody Here Order A Code Red?

While Tom Cruise's acting is on-spot intensively cocky & Demi Moore's is as noble as is possible for an actress who's mug, on an average day, can only be described as stunning, it is Jack Nicholson's limited on-camera performance that catches the audience's attention & seems to (as usual) carry more weight than that of a few good actors.

Here, he's in a role that plays perfectly to his strengths. A mean ol' sunuvabitch with a focused confidence, a black heart & a wry look that you know he wears wether he's describing a blowjob from a female officer or warding off bullets from Cuban snipers in defense of this great country (and, more importantly, in defense of his military career).
Nicholson does this to such a successful degree, that even though he doesn't really have all that much screentime in this film, the face of Col. Jessup in the witness chair is usually the 1st. image that comes up when this movie is mentioned. And as always, the mark of a great performance is to be able to deliver a line that ends up becoming a part of the culture.
And if you don't agree with that, then there can only be one reason why:
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!




8/10