You can tell Charles Laughton was coming to the end of his career in this dull and uneventful film. They call it a movie but it's not. I don't know what it is: documented history, docu-drama. Whatever you want to label it, it is not a movie. I can see why it hasn't stood the test of time because there is nothing in it to feed Laughton fans. It comes nowhere near the quality of 'Hobson's Choice' or 'Full House'.
In terms of being a battleship film, Laughton did something similar nearly twenty years earlier in 'Stand by for Action' with Robert Taylor. That was also a poorly made film and did not deserve to be called a movie.
I would advise Laughton fans to stay away from this film because you miss nothing by not watching it.
In terms of being a battleship film, Laughton did something similar nearly twenty years earlier in 'Stand by for Action' with Robert Taylor. That was also a poorly made film and did not deserve to be called a movie.
I would advise Laughton fans to stay away from this film because you miss nothing by not watching it.