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Title: Well, they tried
Review: Stuck with a turkey script--a sort of reverse "On The Town" with three waves trying unsuccessfully to land a sailor during a brief fun break--MGM brought in Debby Reynolds and Bobby Van to do a frantic dance number, Keenan Wynn to introduce himself (!), an old guy (inevitably called Pops) to add time to the film, the De Marco sisters to sing, and jazz crooner Billy Eckstine. The minute and a half with Eckstine is wonderful, but the rest of the film is embarrassingly bad. The swimming numbers and lousy songs were low budget, the "training camp" Wave scenes were ridiculous, the acting...well, let's just say that Barry Sullivan was miscast and Vivian Blaine had already done all that in "Guys and Dolls." Oh yes, and you have to see Keefe Brasselle trying to sing! Taken as a satire on Esther Williams movies, this might be enjoyable to a few. Otherwise, it might help to get drunk before hitting "Play." Better yet, avoid this stinker. No wonder it didn't make DVD.
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