Just a nonsensical pile-up of cliches, stereotypes, overdone acting and irritating characters.
Ford wanted to give himself and his cronies a lavish vacation in the South Seas, so he concocted a film that was supposed to repeat the humour and success of "The Quiet Man" a decade earlier. But the result was a total misfire.
Wayne was too old to look credible in his role, Marvin overacts and falls into self-parody and he certainly is no match for Victor McLaglen in "Quiet", the kids are most irritating, the natives are portrayed as happy fools, the Japanese look like a bunch of robots in starched suits and awful trifocals, Wayne's tavern gets trashed so many times that it becomes a routine that is anything but funny any more. The film feels like three hours long, tedious, full of absurd situations that mean to be funny but are embarrassing instead.
The worst John Ford film I have ever seen. Even masters can make mistakes sometimes.
Ford wanted to give himself and his cronies a lavish vacation in the South Seas, so he concocted a film that was supposed to repeat the humour and success of "The Quiet Man" a decade earlier. But the result was a total misfire.
Wayne was too old to look credible in his role, Marvin overacts and falls into self-parody and he certainly is no match for Victor McLaglen in "Quiet", the kids are most irritating, the natives are portrayed as happy fools, the Japanese look like a bunch of robots in starched suits and awful trifocals, Wayne's tavern gets trashed so many times that it becomes a routine that is anything but funny any more. The film feels like three hours long, tedious, full of absurd situations that mean to be funny but are embarrassing instead.
The worst John Ford film I have ever seen. Even masters can make mistakes sometimes.