I'm assuming that this was kind of a recruiting movie for the Navy. It's interesting because this movie also allows James Cagney to basically spit on the medals he's given for his heroics. I was very surprised by that. Cagney was brave and heroic in this movie (when he wasn't being a hot-headed jerk), but he saw medals as a sham. His attitude was basically: hey I'm the same jerk nobody cared about before so why do you want to pin medals on me now? It speaks to the eternal bitterness of the character, something Cagney was a master at portraying.
No real plot here. Cagney loses a fistfight to a navy sailor at a dance and he wants revenge. He wants revenge so bad he joins the Navy! I think there's a speck of logic in there somewhere, but not much. But it's all in fun because the movie is mostly a comedy with some serious moments thrown in just for good measure.
There's an added complication that Cagney is attracted to the sister of his Navy rival and the three of them are the main triad of the movie.
And we also have the Navy. That's right, the real thing. Real ships. The USS Arizona, in fact. And that's pretty amazing.
If you like Cagney. If you like the Navy. If you like triads of two men and one woman. And you like comedies. Then you'll like this movie. I enjoyed it. I've seen it twice. It's good fun.
No real plot here. Cagney loses a fistfight to a navy sailor at a dance and he wants revenge. He wants revenge so bad he joins the Navy! I think there's a speck of logic in there somewhere, but not much. But it's all in fun because the movie is mostly a comedy with some serious moments thrown in just for good measure.
There's an added complication that Cagney is attracted to the sister of his Navy rival and the three of them are the main triad of the movie.
And we also have the Navy. That's right, the real thing. Real ships. The USS Arizona, in fact. And that's pretty amazing.
If you like Cagney. If you like the Navy. If you like triads of two men and one woman. And you like comedies. Then you'll like this movie. I enjoyed it. I've seen it twice. It's good fun.