Second viewing; first was probably in 1983, certainly no earlier than that, and no later than 1986.
In World War II, a minesweeping ship has a captain change. The new captain displays weird behavior and does not seem to be capable of commanding the ship competently.
There is a contrivedness to the situations which diminish the movie's impact significantly. The viewer is made to accept so many premises and particularities that its point (which would be something in the lines of "help your captain") is somewhat compromised. Furthermore, they needed to have one character (the lawyer) spell it out for us viewers, which is tantamount to confessing they couldn't get the message through with only the events in the narrative. In short, this is an interesting but not impassioning film.
Rating: 58 (down from 67)
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