Review of Operation Pacific (1951) by Grant S — 05 Feb 2016
Lightly entertaining John Wayne submarine drama.
The Pacific Theatre of WW2. Lt Commander Duke Gifford (played by John Wayne) is the Executive Officer of a US Navy submarine, the USS Thunderfish. The submarine fleet, incl the Thunderfish, is suffering from malfunctioning torpedoes. Meanwhile Commander Gifford is also trying to win back his ex-wife...
A stereotypical John Wayne movie, i.e. overly gung ho and not that accurate, militarily. Some quite unrealistic battle scenes. The relationship side is mildly interesting but also overly melodramatic and complex.
Not all bad though, as long as you don't think too much. The battle scenes are quite exciting and there are some insights into submarine life.
This review of Operation Pacific (1951) was written by Grant S on 05 Feb 2016.
Operation Pacific has generally received mixed reviews.
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