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which really isn’t a bad thing at all. “Renaissance Man” does a pretty good job of depicting military basic training with a few laugh-out-loud scenes along the way — especially the “sniff-n-git” approach to chow time (what great memories!). I especially liked Gregory Hines’ character (Drill Sergeant Cass) emphasizing the daunting task of transforming civilians into soldiers capable of saving lives in combat. Sergeant Cass and Bill Rago may come from entirely different perspectives, but, like one of the primary goals of military basic training, the two men realize they’re on the same team and gradually develop a respect for each other’s duty.
I also liked the scene where Private Benitez, who does a dead-on Jake LaMotta impression throughout the movie, presents a moving soliloquy from Henry V during his company’s bivouac (”on St. Crispin’s Day”). Mark Wahlberg (who I suppose graduated basic training and moved on to “Three Kings”!), the lovely Stacey Dash (who isn’t given enough to do) and the wonderfully restrained Richard T. Jones (Private Jackson Leroy) round out a solid cast. A few minor things prevent this from being a 5-star movie (I actually give it 4 1/2 stars):
1) I felt sorry for the soldier (Private Hobbs) who was busted for his past history of selling drugs — but hey, he didn’t seem too sorry about it when he got caught, did he? At least he was trying to better himself in the slammer… 2) The “white boys ain’t got no rhythm” crack is pretty played out (even if it is true). 3) I was disappointed not to find “United”, the track played during the closing credits, on the soundtrack. Great song!
Last item — they way the movie ended, it sort of left the door open for a follow-up of some sort. Was there a TV series made of this (I’ve been overseas for a LONG time!) Hope someone can answer this in a future review.
Believe it or not, I’ve used *Renaissance Man* in the classroom for a couple of reasons. When we study the Renaissance in World History, our text makes reference to Leon Battista Alberti, the scholar and architect who, from a standing start and with his feet together, could leap over a man’s head. The DeVito character, in his efforts to get his students interested in Shakespeare, makes reference to Alberti in one scene in the movie, so I couldn’t resist showing that clip in my class. Then, since I taught the same students (high school freshmen) in English, I also showed all the clips related to the teaching of *Hamlet*. I’ve been patiently waiting for the DVD to come out so I won’t have to do the slow “fast forwarding” and can just leap to the clips I want. The students usually get caught up in the characters as well, which is pure serendipity for me!
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