Harry Miller (Victor Mature) is married with a young son. He leaves the U.S. military and becomes an independent trucker in Britain. Soon, it's obvious that the business is rigged by corrupted Joe Easy who controls the trucking network. He's the head of a smuggling and stealing operation. Lynn (Diana Dors) is his blonde, bombshell, rebellious mistress who runs away with Harry.
I really like the start and its premise. The first time Harry enters the trucking office is great. Diana Dors is fine as the English Marilyn Monroe. Once they run away together, the movie needs to go all-in with that. I really like the innkeeper slyly mentioning the room for rent to the married couple but the movie stalls after that. The movie needs to sex it up while a jealous Joe Easy goes crazy in pursuit. I am less enamored with the second half. I don't care that much about his family. They're not really necessary but that road trip is very much necessary. That drive in the country is a great bit of road trip. All in all, this is a pretty good British crime thriller although I would still change some of it.
I really like the start and its premise. The first time Harry enters the trucking office is great. Diana Dors is fine as the English Marilyn Monroe. Once they run away together, the movie needs to go all-in with that. I really like the innkeeper slyly mentioning the room for rent to the married couple but the movie stalls after that. The movie needs to sex it up while a jealous Joe Easy goes crazy in pursuit. I am less enamored with the second half. I don't care that much about his family. They're not really necessary but that road trip is very much necessary. That drive in the country is a great bit of road trip. All in all, this is a pretty good British crime thriller although I would still change some of it.