"This is the worst run Revolution I've ever saw." So says someone in this very bizarre, convoluted comedy about the British Navy becoming involved in the bizarre goings on of a non-existent country in the middle of Revolution and how it interferes with what the Americans are doing down there. This farce goes overboard in trying to spoof 60's global interference in what was going on in third world countries, and ends up being a very messy and ultimately unfunny and overwrought romp where grooans replace laughs and confusion replaces realism. I don't think I laughed once at the goings on here, although there was some merit in the performances of Lloyd Nolan as the naval commander and the aging Mischa Auer as the befuddled dictator.
But for leads Kenneth More, Jeremy Lloyd and Joan O'Brien, the results are not so good, and in spite of a color production, the film is very colorless and flat and sadly pointless. I blame this on a week script, poor direction and a rushed production, overwrought and overconfident performances, and a pacing that in spite of what the filmmakers were thinking during the rushes fails to keep the viewer's attention. This is badly dated and often obnoxious in its attempt to parody World interference where it doesn't belong, and I couldn't wait for this even before it hit the 90-minute mark. This is a sinking ship from start to finish, like sleeping on a submarine with the windows open. It's a film that the government and the audience could easily have agreed that treason was being committed.
But for leads Kenneth More, Jeremy Lloyd and Joan O'Brien, the results are not so good, and in spite of a color production, the film is very colorless and flat and sadly pointless. I blame this on a week script, poor direction and a rushed production, overwrought and overconfident performances, and a pacing that in spite of what the filmmakers were thinking during the rushes fails to keep the viewer's attention. This is badly dated and often obnoxious in its attempt to parody World interference where it doesn't belong, and I couldn't wait for this even before it hit the 90-minute mark. This is a sinking ship from start to finish, like sleeping on a submarine with the windows open. It's a film that the government and the audience could easily have agreed that treason was being committed.