It could easily have been a Jean De La Fontaine's tale, about the purpose of life, the meaning of achievement, the importance to succeed or not. You may argue, discuss concerning the way of filming and story telling, about the performance of Spence Tracy - whom I consider excellent here - but this story is really compelling for those who like thinking about a movie when getting out of the theater. And I guess that's the most important in a film. Good or not. Anyone already know the topic, so useless to come back to it. There is no John Sturge's trade mark here, but after all, has he ever had a real one? Hmmm....yes, maybe a bit, but the scheme of an individual fighting for something unaittable is something that many directors have already told about. One of the most interesting scheme for me.
Review of The Old Man and the Sea
