In 1947, American bomber pilot Captain Jeff Eliot (Gene Kelly) returns to Munich to visit the family which saved him during the war. He finds the daughter Wilhelmina Lehrt who lost her parents in an American bombing. She works at a nightclub where he is befriended by Heisemann who is secretly a neo-Nazi.
I don't like that he starts dating her. It's more than the age difference with the 40 year old Kelly. He should be a father figure especially with the circumstances of her father's death. He owes it to the family. However, it's a normal situation for its time when teenage girls can be married off to Uncle Gene. On a minor note, the Octoberfest and other German snippets give compelling local flavors to the movie. As a thriller, it takes a long time to be thrilling. It needs to move a lot faster to the underworld intrigue and put Jeff in trouble. Instead, he spends most of his time making googly eyes with the hot young thing. If he skips the romance, the action thriller has more time to gain tension and excitement. The intensity could be better heightened if Jeff is alone dealing with the matter. It has its moments but it needs more action. The ice-motorcycle race looks fun but Jeff needs to ride one of the bikes no matter how ridiculous the setup. They need to dial the danger up to eleven.
I don't like that he starts dating her. It's more than the age difference with the 40 year old Kelly. He should be a father figure especially with the circumstances of her father's death. He owes it to the family. However, it's a normal situation for its time when teenage girls can be married off to Uncle Gene. On a minor note, the Octoberfest and other German snippets give compelling local flavors to the movie. As a thriller, it takes a long time to be thrilling. It needs to move a lot faster to the underworld intrigue and put Jeff in trouble. Instead, he spends most of his time making googly eyes with the hot young thing. If he skips the romance, the action thriller has more time to gain tension and excitement. The intensity could be better heightened if Jeff is alone dealing with the matter. It has its moments but it needs more action. The ice-motorcycle race looks fun but Jeff needs to ride one of the bikes no matter how ridiculous the setup. They need to dial the danger up to eleven.