Any time that the world's top actors get together for the first time is an exciting venture to watch, whether it's Academy Award winners Fonda or Hepburn saying goodbye to the loons or Academy Award winners Davis and Crawford being loons, and in this case, Academy Award winners Jackson and Kingsley turning into loons over animal rights. In this case, it's large sea turtles being stolen from the aquarium and set loose in the ocean, a scheme that poet Glenda Jackson comes up with, involving bookstore proprietor Ben Kingsley who puts together the crates and drives with Jackson to the seaside after the theft occurs. That part isn't done yet in a detailed way, but shows the conspiracy changing the rather ordinary individuals who come out of it triumphant and able to be bolder in other areas of their life.
While Glenda Jackson had been around for well over a decade and had two Oscars by the time this soft spoken film came out, Ben Kingsley was still a bit of a new name, having not been a household name prior to his award winning performance as Gandhi. It's only 40 years later to where the world of film doesn't seem complete without him, and together with Jackson, it's a memorable teaming that doesn't pair them romantically, but shows a common interest bringing them together. The turtles themselves are only seen briefly, but are certainly majestic animals. There are moments where the film seems to go off into weird places that have nothing really to do with the plot, and the plot itself isn't fully detailed, but the acting is good and the film has subtle bits of humor, such as obnoxious American tourists visiting the bookstore, and the last get together of the lead characters leads to a scene with the turtles that might bring on not quite crocodile tears.
While Glenda Jackson had been around for well over a decade and had two Oscars by the time this soft spoken film came out, Ben Kingsley was still a bit of a new name, having not been a household name prior to his award winning performance as Gandhi. It's only 40 years later to where the world of film doesn't seem complete without him, and together with Jackson, it's a memorable teaming that doesn't pair them romantically, but shows a common interest bringing them together. The turtles themselves are only seen briefly, but are certainly majestic animals. There are moments where the film seems to go off into weird places that have nothing really to do with the plot, and the plot itself isn't fully detailed, but the acting is good and the film has subtle bits of humor, such as obnoxious American tourists visiting the bookstore, and the last get together of the lead characters leads to a scene with the turtles that might bring on not quite crocodile tears.