"The Long Haul" is a decent film-noir that takes place in Britain and follows Harry, an American who finishes his stint in the US Army in Germany and sets sights on returning to America with his English wife and their young son. His wife is apprehensive about moving to the States, and talks Harry in to stopping off in Liverpool along the way. Here, she gets Harry set up as a long-haulage truck driver for her uncle's business. It turns out to be a shady job; her uncle's firm are involved in some dodgy dealings, and before long Harry is sucked in to it. Victor Mature carries this film all the way and even manages to sustain the interest when it begins to get heavy. For a film that is 100 minutes long or so, it does manage to overstay its welcome and becomes a bit of a bore. The drive through the Scottish Highlands near the end was something that should have been a lot more riveting that it is, but by that stage I found my interest in the story waning. But in saying that there is a lot going for; the acting, for one. Mature, as mentioned, is strong, while Diana Dors does enough to support him and Patrick Allen, although slight overwrought at times, is good, too.
Review of The Long Haul
