ThiefHott
Too much of everything
Moustroll
Good movie but grossly overrated
Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
jjnxn-1
A bit of preposterousness set in the South Seas with beautiful Technicolor scenery. Linda Darnell, incredibly lovely, does what she can with the lackluster script. This was Tab Hunter's first film, he was discovered working on a ranch and had no prior experience acting and it definitely shows but he tries and looks great even saddled with the unfortunate nickname Chicken. He tells some interesting stories about the making of the film in his autobiography and Linda's kindness to him as a raw beginner, the book is worth checking out if you have the chance. The movie is fine for a rainy Saturday morning just don't expect art.
fedor8
Underrated little obscurity that's almost a minor gem. Sure, dramatically it's a bit naive, and the pro-British ending in which the Brit gets the girl - not the American (after all, the movie is British) - is rather "off". The American kid is supposedly much too young for the gal (who's around 30 only) but the one-armed slimy British character who's already 38 steals the gal! This is a happy ending only for other British one-armed, slimy guys. To makes things even more absurd, this gal was frigid to begin with: she barely had interest in men before she got stranded, but suddenly she falls in love with a slimy British officer who isn't half as good-looking as the blond American kid. However, the location is terrific, and the movie was filmed in (more-or-less) early colour which gives it a very special sort of feel. It's very much worth seeing alone for its visuals.
cnickc
I first saw this movie when it came out in 1952 and for years have looked for it for my collection. It is sad that Hollywood has not tried to save this film and others like it. Tab Hunter was exciting to young women at that time because he was young and had a great body. Ms. Darnell was a sexy nurse that Tab (a young U. S. Marine) saves after their ship is torpedoed by the Japanese. They make it to a lush tropical island where a budding romance begins. The scenes are beautiful and so are the suggestive scenes of their attraction for each other. Their romance is interrupted when Mr. Laurie crashes his plane in the water off their island and is rescued by Tab. Darnell and Laurie are closer in age and their love grows. I loved this movie and hope that someday technology will allow the distribution on DVD this film.
dougandwin
What a stinkeroo this turned out to be!!! At one time, much earlier in her career, Linda Darnell was one of my favorites - no great shakes as an Actress, but very beautiful and pleasant (particularly in films like "The Mark of Zorro" and "Blood and Sand") but when I saw this monstrosity, the memories of her golden days faded quickly. The story is unbelievable and farcical, the acting second-rate, the supporting cast insufferable. I cannot think of a more immature performance by anyone when compared to Tab Hunter, and Donald Gray had to be the most boring leading man they could have picked. Added to this, was the terrible photography (and I am not just referring to the color!) Everyone associated with this, must have shuddered whenever it was shown.
