It's lots of fun, especially if you were a fan of the 1960's TV series which for the most part outside of the very bad 1997 remake has been forgotten. Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine slammed by going to TV sitcoms as McHale, the My. Commander who somehow manages to get out of any and all serious missions. He's still a nightmare for Captain Joe Flynn who is desperately trying to find a way to get him reassigned. In this big screen theatrical movie, Borgnine becomes involved with attempts to enter a horse race with a thoroughbred he finds in the middle of the Pacific Islands and desperately seeks to hide the horse from plan before he and his gang head out to the races.
There's lots of silliness ahead in this amusing but often juvenal comedy that has a lot of laughs out loud moments but a few that are real groaners. Tim Conway as Borgnine's sidekick and Bob Hastings as Flynn's right hand man provide good support (or in Hastings' case a humorous lack of support), and blowsy Jean Willes gets laughs as the owner of a bar that wants to get Borgnine down the aisle, something that makes no sense to me. It's all in good fun with Borgnine a likable neer do well, and pretty scenery to boot. Obviously not a challenge for the brain but good for fixing a few blues.
There's lots of silliness ahead in this amusing but often juvenal comedy that has a lot of laughs out loud moments but a few that are real groaners. Tim Conway as Borgnine's sidekick and Bob Hastings as Flynn's right hand man provide good support (or in Hastings' case a humorous lack of support), and blowsy Jean Willes gets laughs as the owner of a bar that wants to get Borgnine down the aisle, something that makes no sense to me. It's all in good fun with Borgnine a likable neer do well, and pretty scenery to boot. Obviously not a challenge for the brain but good for fixing a few blues.