Review of Juggernaut (1974) by Jon H — 19 Dec 2009
Having castigated EARTHQUAKE, I bring your attention to a lesser-known relic from the "Disaster Movie" era (the 1970s) which actually works quite well. In fact, it was billed as a disaster movie but is actually a thriller.
An anonymous extortionist has placed several bombs on board an English luxury liner and its up to a team of elite British navy demoltion experts (led by Richard Harris) to try and disarm the bombs. On land, a team of elite detectives led by Anthony Hopkins try to discover the identity of the bomber.
An unusual film from Richard Lester, who is more famous for his comedies. He does have the late Roy Kinnear on hand as a hapless ship's activities planner; Kinnear was in Lester's A HARD DAY'S NIGHT and THE THREE MUSKETEERS/FOUR MUSKETEERS.
John McCarty singled out this movie in his excellent book THRILLERS which led me to seek it out on VHS (and later DVD).
This review of Juggernaut (1974) was written by Jon H on 19 Dec 2009.
Juggernaut has generally received positive reviews.
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