Review of Transatlantic

Transatlantic (1931)
5/10
Life on a cruise ship
13 March 2019
We are introduced to a cast of characters about a cruise ship and I'm afraid it is not clear whose story we are following. Their lives are inter-linked so just go along with the story even if you are not entirely sure what it is about and who is holding down the main plot. The film also seems to have been made in French and some of the scenes have sections where actors speak but no dialogue is heard as well as a scene early on when Edmund Lowe first appears on the ship and reads a newspaper headline which is written in French. They should have given a translation for this as it is important to your understanding of the film. It says that police are hunting someone down and that someone is Lowe. Now that you know this, the end scene will make sense and you will understand his character a bit more and how come he has certain acquaintances on board the ship.

The story itself is ok if a little confusing at first nd provides tense moments especially when Lowe and floozy Greta Nissen (Sigrid) come face to face outside the cabin of wealthy John Halliday (Henry) whom everyone seems to have a motive for killing. There is a shoot-out at the end but I find these kind of endings rather tiresome - bang bang - someone gets shot. Boring. The ship's décor is interesting, though.
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