Such a frustrating disappointment

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This was an interesting movie, if nothing else. It isn't quite as powerful as it wants you to believe it is, but it definitely has some powerful moments. It lacks the kind of tension a film of this magnitude needs. The setup was perfect for this to be something memorable. Charlie Sheen's Anti-Authority character set up all kinds of possibilities, but unfortunately, it succumbs to inconsistencies. I dug Bean becoming close with the black convicts. It was very enjoyable to watch, as was watching them bond. It also succumbs to clichés I can't stand, such as racism and stereotyping. Also, is it just me? Or was this somewhat rushed. This movie could have gone a good 10 to 15 minutes longer. The characters were the biggest problem for me. I did dig Bean's attitude, but it was hard to care about anybody in this movie. A lot of the characters are underdeveloped. McKinney's was the biggest issue for me because we don't know why he is such a bully, other than a brief scene where he argues about his son. The acting is solid though. Charlie Sheen is great as the rebel. Everyone can empathize with a guy that wants to stand up to a bully. Charlie didn't overdo it during key emotional moments. Martin Sheen is intense as per usual as McKinney, but his character is underdeveloped. It's kind of ironic that Sheen buts heads with Martin in this film throughout, yet they are father and son in real life. You can blame that on Gary Busey's compulsive behavior on set. Busey was McKinney before his weird behavior got him fired. Laurence Fishburne does good in his role. Overall, I didn't mind it at all. It's a shame it has a lot of missed potential, but what can you do? Give it a look on a rainy night6.2/10

This is not a military movie. Sure, it takes place in a military brig, and everyone in it are soldiers, but that is only a set for what this movie is really about.It is a generational movie about the WWII/Korea generation represented by MSgt. Otis V. McKinney (Martin Sheen), and the Vietnam generation represented by Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean (Charlie Sheen).I read the other day around Father's Day about some psychologist stating that we need fathers like McKinney. Well, like Charlie, I had one, and I can assure you that I would much rather have a father like Tim Russert. The fathers of McKinney's generation had some concept in their heads about discipline, which is good, but they forgot to meld that with love. McKinney cannot understand why his son, who is Bean's age, doesn't want to talk to him. I can.I don't know if it was novelist Gordon Weaver's intention, but I see why Bean found it easier to join the black convicts rather than McKinney. After all, most, if not all of them, grew up in fatherless homes. With the distance between McKinney's and Bean's generation, it can be said that he grew up fatherless also. Sure, Bean has a sense of responsibility in the end, but he also had a deep sense of compassion. One, he got from his father; the other he had to develop on his own.This is a movie that speaks highly to my generation. If anyone wants to understand us, then you definitely need to watch it.

...although i've seen a lot of movies, many of them that are not so famous and didn't get any awards and they weren't even nominated and many of them impressed me very much...some of them with shocking themes and impressive emotions and ideas to send to the audience and they are really worth to be seen!!! cadence is not a highly rated movie, is not an Oscar movie and it's not a shocking movie..it's not everything i have been expecting,;it's not one of the best and it's not something people mention about on forums (like save private Ryan for example) but for me is that kind of movie!!! it's so special...something that one could not describe..it's beyond really because what happens there is not to be seen...you just have to feel!! that's why this movie impressed me...it;'s about inner feelings and about making friends...although nothing spectacular happens..it's not an action or comedy movie..it's something that could happen to all of us...it's about moral values that stand before any other society values that are imposed by others!to have the power to stand up for yourself to make your own choices and your one friends!!!things that now are not important to you and people who don't mean a thing to you one day could mean everything...they could be your world and just when u don't realize u'll know you are as human as all the other nationalities(black)... so , in my opinion, this movie is about feelings, the things u stand for and and making friends among others u feel rejected and finding your place in many people's heart!! it's hard to do that..but it's even hard to keep it!

I just don't understand this movie having such a high overall rating. Unless having been in the military adds to the experience, it seems inexplicable. This movie is certainly not about action, it is character driven. Unfortunately the characters were largely cliches, I didn't find myself caring about any of them despite usually liking Charlie Sheen's movies of the era.I watched this with friends, and the pace was so slow that there were several times that we literally sat throwing glances at each other wondering when something interesting would happen or be said. We waited the whole 90+ minutes, and nothing ever did. After seeing Cadence, it is clear why it won no awards and got no theatre play.I visited IMDB hoping someone else's comments might give me a hint if there was something there my friends and I missed. After reading other comments, unless these actors made two different movies titled Cadence, I'm baffled.