This decent World War II action drama stars Tony Curtis at his most handsome, on loan from Universal to independent producer Aubrey Schenck, and thus able to tone down his New York accent and escape from the clichéd, silliness of those programmers. He's on a rescue mission in the Northern Solomon Islands (shot on location in Hawaii) with Mary Murphy and Frank Lovejoy, and determined to complete what he's there for while trying to avoid being killed by the Japanese.
Lots of gunfire and bombs going off, on land and on sea, with some great adventure as this group not only strives to remain safe from the enemy but natural obstacles as well. I give this high marks for the technical achievements of the film, looking pretty realistic with only subtle hints of blue screen filming. This has a pretty decent screenplay that allows the viewer to really get to know these characters and root for them, and Murphy, best known as the daughter in "The Desperate Hours", does a good job in showing the bravery of her character. Skip Homeier and Eduard Franz are good in smaller roles. Starts off predictable and cliched and just gets better.
Lots of gunfire and bombs going off, on land and on sea, with some great adventure as this group not only strives to remain safe from the enemy but natural obstacles as well. I give this high marks for the technical achievements of the film, looking pretty realistic with only subtle hints of blue screen filming. This has a pretty decent screenplay that allows the viewer to really get to know these characters and root for them, and Murphy, best known as the daughter in "The Desperate Hours", does a good job in showing the bravery of her character. Skip Homeier and Eduard Franz are good in smaller roles. Starts off predictable and cliched and just gets better.