One can hardly ever critique a true story. And while I was pretty cynical of this one as soon as it left the docks, by the end I'd softened a bit. If you endeavor to take this journey, just DON'T expect much more than one-dimensional writing and out-dated, cliche' characterizations of sailors, and non-sailors, when at sea.
The real-life event took place in the eighties. It seems as though the screenplay was written then too, only recently found washed up on some beach somewhere, serving as an oddly quaint reminder of simpler story telling days gone by. It's so bad in so many ways, but somehow still pleasantly nostalgic in the end. Start with a low bar, and you may enjoy it enough to survive with a decent level of satisfaction in the end, like you'd just eaten some bland but healthy meal.
The real-life event took place in the eighties. It seems as though the screenplay was written then too, only recently found washed up on some beach somewhere, serving as an oddly quaint reminder of simpler story telling days gone by. It's so bad in so many ways, but somehow still pleasantly nostalgic in the end. Start with a low bar, and you may enjoy it enough to survive with a decent level of satisfaction in the end, like you'd just eaten some bland but healthy meal.