Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Directed by Lamont Johnson
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Meandering account of a middle aged fisherman who looks for the men responsible for his daughter's death. The only problem is the mystery is an afterthought, the plot, if there is one, revolves around his boring personal life. Richard Boone is a vulgar, alcoholic, not very attractive aging bohemian. He is surrounded by young, attractive women, who can't seem to keep their hands off him, and then his lovely ex-wife Vera Miles shows up and she can't resist him either. It's simply asking too much suspension of disbelief from the audience, I mean Boone wears the same old yellow jacket and grey shorts the entire film! You get the feeling this was nothing more than a free vacation in Hawaii for all involved.
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