I'm being too generous with a 6 rating but this was a watchable war film especially if you are watching it with a date, such as your wife (like I did). I personally hate most love interests in a war film with a few exceptions like from Here to Eternity, but here the love interest triangle helps move the story forward. Otherwise this is a cartoonish war film. Lots of action and explosions in the manner of a Gerry Anderson production (toy boats). Directed by the same person who made the 1968 Lloyd Bridges film, Attack on the Iron Coast, the effects, love interest storyline and suicide mission with small boats are both very similar, Attack on the Iron Coast is based on the real St Nazaire Raid. In a way, Hell Boats is another variation on that raid. Interesting to watch, and my wife stayed interested due to the love interest back story. Its available on Prime Video as of 08/2023.
Review of Hell Boats
