Possible spoilers...
I love films. I love classic films. This film was released over 20 years before I was. My dad was surprised I'd never seen this one, and I finally gave it a rent last week. I don't know, maybe I just wasn't in a movie frame of mind? This film did nothing for me at all.
I've seen better from both lead performers. In fact, I'm rather surprised this is the one Bogey won the Oscar for. Once the romance blossomed, it just seemed I was watching this thing constantly waiting and wondering, "When's this going to get somewhere?" A round or two of the rapids, ducking German fort gunfire, getting through the muck, having their tiff after Bogey overindulged on his gin...all of this ultimately didn't keep my interest very deeply. Only in the last 15 minutes did I really feel fully attentive to the film, and in that same last 15 minutes were probably among the funnier moments of the film.
The cinematography was excellent, whether any or all of the animal footage was first unit or second unit or stock footage or whatever. I didn't not like the film overall, but it's nothing I'll be rushing to see a second time.
I love films. I love classic films. This film was released over 20 years before I was. My dad was surprised I'd never seen this one, and I finally gave it a rent last week. I don't know, maybe I just wasn't in a movie frame of mind? This film did nothing for me at all.
I've seen better from both lead performers. In fact, I'm rather surprised this is the one Bogey won the Oscar for. Once the romance blossomed, it just seemed I was watching this thing constantly waiting and wondering, "When's this going to get somewhere?" A round or two of the rapids, ducking German fort gunfire, getting through the muck, having their tiff after Bogey overindulged on his gin...all of this ultimately didn't keep my interest very deeply. Only in the last 15 minutes did I really feel fully attentive to the film, and in that same last 15 minutes were probably among the funnier moments of the film.
The cinematography was excellent, whether any or all of the animal footage was first unit or second unit or stock footage or whatever. I didn't not like the film overall, but it's nothing I'll be rushing to see a second time.