If you were the beautiful Gene Tierney, would you get your head turned by the disheveled, grumpy, rude, immoral, disrespectful Spencer Tracy, or would you stand by your handsome, intelligent, upstanding, sensitive, responsible husband, Leo Genn? As Gene and Leo are passengers aboard the Mayflower, she somehow gets roped into a love triangle with the ship's captain, but it makes no sense. If you remember Leo from The Snake Pit, you probably like him already, so you really won't be rooting for Spencer Tracy.
It seems every man wants his chance to play Captain Bligh, which explains why there are so many ship movies with a stern captain no one likes. If you love Spencer Tracy and want to see his chance, you might want to rent this movie. I really didn't like it. Not only does the main love triangle leave me puzzled and annoyed, but Gene is relegated to the "older couple romance", while one of my least favorite actors, Van Johnson, is given the "young lovers" romance. He's a passenger aboard the Mayflower who falls for a peasant, Dawn Addams, but neither character is interesting. To me Plymouth Adventure is one of those movies that people who don't like old movies give as a reference to their opinion. Trust me, there are better movies out there, and they're not hard to find. You've probably never heard of Down to the Sea in Ships, have you? Find it and watch it, then raise your standard for seaside flicks.
It seems every man wants his chance to play Captain Bligh, which explains why there are so many ship movies with a stern captain no one likes. If you love Spencer Tracy and want to see his chance, you might want to rent this movie. I really didn't like it. Not only does the main love triangle leave me puzzled and annoyed, but Gene is relegated to the "older couple romance", while one of my least favorite actors, Van Johnson, is given the "young lovers" romance. He's a passenger aboard the Mayflower who falls for a peasant, Dawn Addams, but neither character is interesting. To me Plymouth Adventure is one of those movies that people who don't like old movies give as a reference to their opinion. Trust me, there are better movies out there, and they're not hard to find. You've probably never heard of Down to the Sea in Ships, have you? Find it and watch it, then raise your standard for seaside flicks.