A U.S. soldier is dead; and military lawyers Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee and Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway want to know who killed him. "You want the truth?" snaps Colonel Jessup (Jack Nicholson). "You can't handle the truth!" Astonishingly; Jack Nicholson's legendary performance as a military tough guy in A Few Good Men really amounts to a glorified cameo: he's only in a few scenes. But they're killer scenes; and the film has much more to offer. Tom Cruise (Kaffee) shines as a lazy lawyer who rises to the occasion; and Demi Moore (Galloway) gives a command performance. Kevin Bacon; Kiefer Sutherland; J.T. Walsh; and Cuba Gooding Jr. (of Jerry Maguire fame) round out the superb cast. Director Rob Reiner poses important questions about the rights of the powerful and the responsibilities of those just following orders in this classic courtroom drama. --Alan Smithee