Mutiny on the Bounty, 1935. A cruel captain drives his crew to mutiny.
Directed by Frank Lloyd. Written by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman, & Carey Wilson, based on a book by Charles Nordhoff, & James Norman Hall. Starring Charles Laughton, & Clark Gable, with Franchot Tone.
Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: You wait an hour and a half for the mutiny, and the whole thing ends up lasting about five minutes, mostly in montage. And the best part of the story, Bligh's survival after being set adrift, gets even less screen time. Meanwhile, it feels like there must be at least twenty minutes worth of people saying goodbye to each other. This is not the high seas adventure I was promised. C
GPA: 2.5/4
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