Although he has no interest in any assignment other than one at sea, a sailor by the name of "CPO Samuel T. McHale" (Richard Widmark) is sent into the middle of the Gobi Desert during World War 2 to assist a meteorologist set up a weather station. Not only does he have to deal with the inhospitable weather but his team also has to be alert for Japanese patrols and Mongol bandits as well. Although it had the advantage of being film in color during a period when most movies were produced in black and white, this particular movie didn't have the excitement and grandeur that I honestly expected to see in a picture of this type. Perhaps it was the extremely basic dialogue or the general lack of suspense but something seemed to be missing. Now that's not to say that this was necessarily a bad movie because it wasn't. However, I personally think it could have been better and as a result I have rated it accordingly.
Review of Destination Gobi
