Enjoyed this film when it first came out but on re-watching recently was very disappointed. Jumps and gaps in story and plot flow, weak effects, including the obvious use of models with unrealistic movement for German strafing fighters, and rather preposterous plot ploys (for example, David Nevins character, the explosive expert announces that all is lost/fouled up ("Somebody stepped on the cake.") only to later come up with a clever and supposedly spur-of-the-moment approach that results in destruction of the guns; the only approach that would have worked anyway - the clock timer would have been easily discovered by the Germans.). Having the team blow up the German patrol boat side-by-side to theirs, with no damage to their vessel, was preposterous. Likewise, it did not seem credible or believable that hordes of Germans, with plenty of motorized support and firepower could not overcome/capture the entire small team. Whatever did occur in reality, this film and script didn't capture it in a believable way. All in all, this was a big let down after so many years. Decent acting, but weak in many other areas.
Review of The Guns of Navarone
