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on September 16, 2012
I'm amazed that anyone would have an issue with Bogart's acting in this movie. The movie has two brilliant points in the ending with Bogey on the stand and then when the 2nd billing actor, José Ferrer is brilliant at the end when he invites Fred MacMurray to go outside. And has the #2 actor ever shown up so late in another movie?
The movie slows a lot with the forced Ensign Keith relationship, but it's easy to get past this and enjoy what leads up to the mutiny and the impact. Van Johnson is also amazing, and young Jerry Paris and Lee Marvin.
I strongly recommend the two special features and the commentary. Really great information about the stars and the making of the movie. I never noticed James Best (Dukes of Hazard fame) is one of the officers!
The movie slows a lot with the forced Ensign Keith relationship, but it's easy to get past this and enjoy what leads up to the mutiny and the impact. Van Johnson is also amazing, and young Jerry Paris and Lee Marvin.
I strongly recommend the two special features and the commentary. Really great information about the stars and the making of the movie. I never noticed James Best (Dukes of Hazard fame) is one of the officers!
on May 24, 2017
amazing group of actors and a story with lots of drama. it holds up well, even 60+ years later. Watched it to avoid the current events of 45*'s antics which are I am sad to say even nuttier than the Captain. Hope the nation fares as well as the USS Caine.
on June 1, 2014
Humphrey Bogart is Lt. Commander Queeg. That should be it for this review. The Cain Mutiny was adapted from a Book by Herman Wouk. The basic story is about a few junior officers on the USS Cain who have to deal with the complicated Lt Commander Queeg. The main character, Ensign Willie Keith (Robert Francis, who died in a plane crash at age 25), joins the crew of the USS Caine is is displeased with the current Captain. Soon after he is replaced by Queeg and the fun begins, not fun really. After a few incidents, accidentally cutting a tow line, a search for a key that never existed, the some of the Junior officers, Van Johnson as Lt Steve Maryk is their leader, take over the ship during a sever Typhoon. The Court Marshall is very tense and we see a stellar performance by Bogart. The cast is fantastic, besides the ones i have mentioned, there is Fred MacMurray, E.G. Marshall, Le Marvin, who provided military advice and Jose Ferrer is brilliant as the defense attorney. There is some war action, but the Court Marshal is the main focus of the movie. I recommend this movie.
on January 24, 2016
This was and remains a great movie. You just need to put aside the acting style of the era and embrace the story and characters. I gave it four instead of five stars because of the relentless orchestral sound track. Again, it was the style of this type of movie to have a background of soaring strings, but it wore me out.
Bogart was fantastic.
Bogart was fantastic.
on June 7, 2013
This film is a classic if for no other reason than Bogart's amazing portrayal of Captain Queeg as man coming apart under stress. His presentation of Queeg’s accelerating disintegration is one of the finest pieces of acting in American film. The supporting cast is also excellent including Van Johnson as the ships XO, Fred MacMurry (acting way above his usual performance) and Jose Ferrer as the defense attorney. It also features Lee Marvin in one of his first significant (though short) roles. It is interesting for Ferrer’s speech following his successful defense of the “mutineers” by pressuring Queeg to fall apart in front of a court-martial board. In a speech at a party following the court-martial he effectively exonerates Queeg . This is often dismissed as a sop thrown to the Navy for its cooperation. But if you pay attention, what is being described is now called PTSD and, as he points out, had the officers of the Caine behaved differently the tragic events of the film would never have occurred. This ia an important point of the novel and the film, too often overlooked.
on January 2, 2012
I love this movie. It has everything a good movie should: Interesting, engrossing human story, a little history, fantastic acting by all hands, authentic scenery and machinery (actual navy ships throughout) even a little love interest and cleavage. But unfortunately, any time I read a great book, and THE CAINE MUTINY was in every way a GREAT book, it just makes the movie adaptation look pathetic, weak, lacking in every way. With the exception of the actual trial scene, which is fairly faithful to the book, the movie just seems to skim the majority of the plot and story in the book. I guess this is just unavoidable given the brevity of the movie media and the budget from which it's made. That's the breaks. I wanted to see more Keefer and his highbrow underhandedness. I wanted to see a few more of the other characters. The "CAINE" was too pretty and squared-away to have been the rusty wreck everybody called it in the book. (Four-pipe destroyers are hard to come by, apparently.) Bogart shines, Van Johnson is a perfect Maryk, Willie was too good looking, (like the ship) and Jose Ferrier made a great Greenwald, even if his great drunken speech was abbreviated. Lastly, in the book, Keefer is given command of the CAINE after being exonerated and Willie is his exec. When the ship takes a kamakazi hit during an invasion Keefer freaks out and orders abandon ship prematurely and shamefully leaps over the rail with his draft novel in a sack, leaving a much-matured Willie to skillfully take over damage control and save the CAINE. There is a great scene where Keefer faces his shame and compares himself to LORD JIM while recuperating with Willie in his cabin. To me, this would have been a perfect bridge between the fallibility of Queeg the jangled veteran and the simpering paper tiger that was Keefer, had it made it into the movie. Oh well, the next remake will have perfect CG ships and robotic Bogart and maybe they'll make a four part epic out of it, which it could certainly be. Fat chance. It's too good a story for today. Anyhow, if you don't feel like reading one of the best books of the 20th century, buy this movie. Even if you did, buy it for the parts they left out.
on February 8, 2015
I enjoy this movie quite a bit. And not just for Bogart's performance. I feel the entire storyline is excellent. It also highlighted for me an actor I'd previously seen, but hadn't noticed (which is due more to how well he played his roles): Jose Ferrer. To me, there is no real "hero" in this movie, just as there isn't a true villain (though Fred MacMurray, as Lieutenant Tom Keefer is *very* close). But Ferrer's performance as defense attorney Lieutenant Barney Greenwald is outstanding. From his character's first appearance, he "takes command" of the situation he's in, to the best of his ability (a...mutiny of sorts?). When asked (repeatedly) if he's taking the case, one of his responses clearly shows that he knows what the score is: "...I'd much rather prosecute..."
I only have one qualm about this DVD edition - I really wish there'd been some commentary included. Hopefully some day in the future this may come into being.
I only have one qualm about this DVD edition - I really wish there'd been some commentary included. Hopefully some day in the future this may come into being.
on September 6, 2016
Bogart at his best! Great story line about the effects of too much exposure to combat. Although a fictional story line the acting is so credible that its hard to believe it couldn't have actually happened. The love interest with the youngest ensign detracts with the story and should have been left out entirely. However, the movie still excels in-spite of the romance. The movie inspired me to read the book, which of course varies greatly from the movie; however, the basic premise of an unhinged captain in command remains. Highly recommend the movie and the book.
on May 20, 2017
If you like military movies... this is a must! The ending really made me reflect on making sure I carry myself in correct ways, especially when working through tough situations with someone I might find it hard to work with.
