Mum's Monday: The Guns of Navarone

So the guns of Navarone is causing havoc. I get the impression this film is a long drawn out mission on destroying the said guns. Not the most solid idea for a film.

There is a bit of action, you cannot be too careful who is listening at doors. The is also a bit of suspense, when the boat disguise is searched by the German army. The search doesn’t last long; neither does their war vessel when a grenade is thrown into it.

True to what was previously said, the storm has arrived. It doesn’t seem to be portrayed as realistic. The boat should be thrown about more on the storm force waves and in the wind, with no time for an in-depth conversation. Overall the storm is badly done, there are scenes where the water is calm and it just seems like water is just being thrown over the set.

I can see the dilemma with Major Franklin (Anthony Quayle), taking him with them, I like as the best option.

Now the group have met Maria (Irene Papas) and Anna (Gia Scala) it is a little far-fetched that Maria’s brother has turned up also.

Sadly, Franklin’s situation has worsened, as have now the groups day. A well placed tunnel helps. It is good to see that Franklin has finally made it to a doctor, but you can never be too careful as to who else may be there.

The scenes where the group have been captured by the Germans, in the end, seem to be over dramatic, but ultimately the tables are turned, you could say the job/aim gets done.

It is nice to see that despite there being a war on, romance is not dead.

I can see the risk in feeding an injured man the wrong information, I agree with the speech Miller (David Niven) gives. Sadly, there is a war to win and guns to destroy.

The explosives have been tampered with, one of the group has been lying. This throws up a dilemma, should a man kill/shoot a woman? Ok no one should kill/shoot anyone, but in the nature of the circumstances of the film it is the best outcome for a woman to shoot a woman. This part stands out as the most memorable scenes in this film for me.

Now the action part of the film really gets going, face to face with the guns the suspense to get the job done before the door is broken down and they are found ramps up.

It is good to see Miller show his worth ‘Get the job done’, after what was to me an amusing encounter with a fizzing rat and a few, what you could say are near misses/close calls.