Review – An Officer and a Gentleman

Every once in awhile Hollywood comes up with a fairy tale so sappy that it actually kinda works. This is one of those occasions rare. Richard Gere stars as a rugged, individualistic Prince Charming of humble origins. Our hero is trying – as are most of the other characters in the film – to subdue a fire-breathing reptile in the form of drill sergeant Lou Gossett Jr. Cinderella Debra Winger rounds out the cast. The romance here is of the most sexist variety, with pretty women working dead-end jobs in a dead-end town until their officer candidate beaux take a break from machismo contests long enough to sweep them off their feet. Though the plot journeys nearly as far from politically correct as it’s possible to get, the film is nonetheless an entertaining bit of brain candy. Mildly amusing