Review of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) by Joe N — 30 Apr 2008

Good movie but entirely too much foreplay. At the end of the movie, I could only identify about four characters by their name. First hour focused way too much on the really backwards tactics of Captain Bligh--who I might add is a dickless and incompetent authority figure (good job Charles Laughton). I was waiting for Gable to pop out of nowhere with a pistol and put one between Bligh's eyeballs. Gable, of course, is the swashbuckling hero of the flick who, about two hours into the film, can't take it anymore and let's loose. Great supporting cast with the only bone to pick is--why do these 'Brits' all have American accents?

Final speech by Roger Byam (Franchot Tone) was very moving.