In the olden days everyone spoke very very fast and opened their mouth a very very small amount, especially Noel Coward. As such it is not only quite hard to understand what they're saying but there is a certain inclination to roll around the floor laughing instead of watching the actual film. This should be overcome at all costs as this is a very very good film and one must keep the side up. Don't you know there's a war on? This film is occasionally romantic, often touching and ought to cause a tear to well up in even the staunchest manly bloke. It's stirring and full of stiff upper lip and may in fact be the most British film I have ever seen. It has a frightfully British upper class ship Captain and his terribly noble and understanding wife, it has a variety of chirpy chappies and staunchly reliable lower class types, a smattering of loyal mothers and wives and a rather dashing ship's doctor.
They don't make wars like this any more, if they did we might actually have to be proud of fighting one instead of ducking our heads in shame at the dirt and dishonour of today's armed conflicts.
They don't make wars like this any more, if they did we might actually have to be proud of fighting one instead of ducking our heads in shame at the dirt and dishonour of today's armed conflicts.