Dealing with events in the Pacific prior to and just after Pearl Harbor, this Technicolor war drama shows everybody in such a good light that the ocean seems to be filled with pure cane sugar rather than undrinkable salt water. There's your typical light conflict aboard the ship captained by salt and pepper haired Jeff Chandler, and featuring Lex Barker and George Nader, with the lovely Julie Adams awaiting news from husband Nader at home, frantic when Pearl Harbor occurs.
There's so much going on aboard the ship that the audience is fooled much of the time to think that there's a storyline, but it's mostly just the circumstances leading up to Pearl Harbor and what occurs afterwards. When the boat goes into action, a bit of excitement occurs, but I found it easy to get lost in waiting for things to heat up. Still it's an attractive cast, very patriotic, and somewhat satisfying, trying to fool the viewer to forget how bored they were before it finally took off. The second half is definitely a massive improvement.
There's so much going on aboard the ship that the audience is fooled much of the time to think that there's a storyline, but it's mostly just the circumstances leading up to Pearl Harbor and what occurs afterwards. When the boat goes into action, a bit of excitement occurs, but I found it easy to get lost in waiting for things to heat up. Still it's an attractive cast, very patriotic, and somewhat satisfying, trying to fool the viewer to forget how bored they were before it finally took off. The second half is definitely a massive improvement.