logo Sign In

Post #1560080

Author
Vultural
Parent topic
A few reviews . . (film or TV)
Link to post in topic
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1560080/action/topic#1560080
Date created
12-Oct-2023, 11:08 AM

The Old Man And The Sea - 1958 - 6/10

Spencer Tracy in essentially a one man vehicle.
An elderly Cuban fisherman has not caught a “big one” in months.
Until he lands a huge marlin, larger than his boat.
Therein is the drama, how to bring catch back intact, with sharks about.
Not high adventure, but an existential struggle of Man vs. Nature.
Long at 90”, it feels slow, despite lush photography.
I am hardly a Tracy fan, and this is just one more of his films that left me flat.