For a two-hour "adventure film," this is Boring, yes, with a capital B. Only the last 10 minutes of the movie, with Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) being "attached" the big whale, provides any excitement. The latter winds up destroying everything in sight and every one but one person, "Ishmael" (Richard Basehart).
The start of this film is extremely slow, way too talky, and doesn't really provide any "adventure" until that final confrontation. As good as that scene is, I can't see keeping a tape of two-hour movie just to watch the last 10 minutes. This is another case of a '50s movie that is too much talk. This is an adventure, not a melodrama, for cryin' out loud.
The start of this film is extremely slow, way too talky, and doesn't really provide any "adventure" until that final confrontation. As good as that scene is, I can't see keeping a tape of two-hour movie just to watch the last 10 minutes. This is another case of a '50s movie that is too much talk. This is an adventure, not a melodrama, for cryin' out loud.