Doctor Dorn leads a Nazi spy operation from his clinic on the British coast. Commando Captain Craig Killian is injured after an important operation. His men leave him under Dorn's care. He's hiding secrets for the military and Dorn is desperate to uncover them. His exploits have become famous and he's known as The Gorilla Man for his climbing skills.
There is no gorilla here and this is not a horror movie. It's an espionage film. This would be a more threating premise if Killian wash up ashore by himself. Dorn can interrogate him with impunity. As it stands, the movie is too convenient. Police Inspector Cady is too infuriating. At the very least, it does not paint the police in the most flattering light and that's not good in terms of propaganda during wartime. Even catching the Nazis is one of the most convenient solutions possible. Killian is too calm. In general, the acting is rather stiff. The British are all doing their stiff upper lip performances. I can't abide by the final solution and I have to give this a marginal fail.
There is no gorilla here and this is not a horror movie. It's an espionage film. This would be a more threating premise if Killian wash up ashore by himself. Dorn can interrogate him with impunity. As it stands, the movie is too convenient. Police Inspector Cady is too infuriating. At the very least, it does not paint the police in the most flattering light and that's not good in terms of propaganda during wartime. Even catching the Nazis is one of the most convenient solutions possible. Killian is too calm. In general, the acting is rather stiff. The British are all doing their stiff upper lip performances. I can't abide by the final solution and I have to give this a marginal fail.