Review of The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) by Aidan B — 13 Sep 2010

This World War 2 service comedy is lightly entertaining, largely thanks to a good lead performance from Jack Lemmon, but suffers from a title and opening that sets up expectations for something much more outrageous than what we actually get.

Much more adventure than comedy, the film concerns a Navy Officer played by Lemmon who is assigned command of a battered old ship for a top secret mission. The film has some gentle laughs and sympathetic characters and makes for diverting viewing but unless you're a fan of the genre or its two stars it is quite forgettable.