Directed by John FordMy rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)
John Ford's film of the first Navy PT boats lacks dramatic focus. There are a couple of scenes with the trademark John Ford touch, perfectly framed portraits in black and white, but for the most part it's episodic, including a long, unconvincing romance between John Wayne and Donna Reed. It's basically a series of missions, none of which are very interesting. They sink some Jap freighters, endure strafing from Jap planes and lose a few boats. Some men die, but the characters were so poorly drawn I struggled to remember their names. The ending, apparently based on fact, was as baffling as it was infuriating.
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)
John Ford's film of the first Navy PT boats lacks dramatic focus. There are a couple of scenes with the trademark John Ford touch, perfectly framed portraits in black and white, but for the most part it's episodic, including a long, unconvincing romance between John Wayne and Donna Reed. It's basically a series of missions, none of which are very interesting. They sink some Jap freighters, endure strafing from Jap planes and lose a few boats. Some men die, but the characters were so poorly drawn I struggled to remember their names. The ending, apparently based on fact, was as baffling as it was infuriating.
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