Review of Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) by Les E — 18 Aug 2014
One of the more interesting love stories ever, a Marine corporal and a Catholic nun are stranded together on a deserted island in the Pacific towards the end of WWll. With Bob Mitchum as the grunt and Deborah Kerr as the nun you got yer whole blamed chemistry set right there, so much chemistry that for moments in the film the whole war itself seems puny and insignificant.
John Huston's the writer/director here and he plays true to both of the lovers, never going for the easy answers or for the hearts and flowers, so respect grows, and it grows in glorious Cinescope.
Don't get me wrong, there's some war in here, too, but this is not a typical war film, no, not at all. It's about two lonely people who find each other while there happens to be a war going on.
This review of Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) was written by Les E on 18 Aug 2014.
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison has generally received very positive reviews.
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