Bogart Breaks Acting Mold

Rating: 8/10 (21 August 2007)

This film is entirely out of the mold on Bogies role. He would only do a few films after this but when you watch this one, you have to think he took this movie simply because it is not his typical role. Captain Queig is new to Bogart.
Bogie has no women & shows no desire for any in this movie. He is in character as a dysfunctional Captain. The story is put together very well as it doesn't hurry it's pace. It develops all the characters at a slow & steady pace.
There are a lot of name actors playing this this but in spite of the strong support they provide & the fact that Bogart is only 3 short years from death, he still carries the lead role very well.
The story itself is total fiction & almost certainly inspired by the classic "Mutiny on the Bounty." It is a very strong film & very much worth a look if you have not seen this. The action sequences are not the major part of this, the acting & drama are.