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Title: Disappointing!
Review: A disappointing movie based on a pretty good book: a suspense yarn about an abandoned freighter. The book had some suspense, murder, insurance fraud, a down-on-their-luck 2 man salvage company, and an awkward love interest. Unfortunately, in turning the book into a movie the script writers jettisoned everything but the murder/insurance fraud part. The story's gutting leaves way too little to keep viewers interested. Gary Cooper's one millionth wooden, one-dimensional performance kills the story, which would have been better being told in flashback in order to keep viewers interested (ala "Breaker Morant"). Instead, the too-slim plot is unveiled too quickly and without any suspense. Terrible! What a wasted effort by Charleton Heston and a young Richard Harris. Don't bother seeing this one.
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