As I always tend to do, I saw an unspoken relationship here between Michael And Simon, probably because I wanted to, but it kind of seemed like Davies had been Carruthers "Fag" at private school and that they had formed something more intimate than just a friendship and only later did the balance of their connection start to become more equal.
I have always fancied Simon and there is something so charming about Michael that he's hard to resist too, so I would have loved to have seen a film where they had got close, if you take my meaning, sadly this doesn't happen here, but it is still a good film and played very well. They are stereotypical Brits abroad for the time period. They're not football hooligans causing trouble in Spanish bars, this is set in 1901 after all, but rather the more respectable Britain's of the early 20th century that I believe were supposed to be in existence.
They're quite believable in their parts, Michael does look a bit like a fish out of water on the boat and Simon seems like he might have lived a bit and seen more of the world since their naughty (In my head) time at school. I'd almost say you could do without Jenny, which would help with my fantasy, but actually she doesn't really add a great deal to the story and the main focus really is pulled by the two leads. Even Michael Sheard playing yet another brilliant baddie shines, but only for a short part.
It's interesting to find out that the film is based on a book written in 1903 and you can't help but wonder if Erskine Childers new something even then? I don't know much about history, so maybe it was common knowledge that Germany was looking to branch out, shall we say, even then, but Childers seems to have got ahead of the game with this genuinely interesting and thoughtful story.
642.65/1000.
I have always fancied Simon and there is something so charming about Michael that he's hard to resist too, so I would have loved to have seen a film where they had got close, if you take my meaning, sadly this doesn't happen here, but it is still a good film and played very well. They are stereotypical Brits abroad for the time period. They're not football hooligans causing trouble in Spanish bars, this is set in 1901 after all, but rather the more respectable Britain's of the early 20th century that I believe were supposed to be in existence.
They're quite believable in their parts, Michael does look a bit like a fish out of water on the boat and Simon seems like he might have lived a bit and seen more of the world since their naughty (In my head) time at school. I'd almost say you could do without Jenny, which would help with my fantasy, but actually she doesn't really add a great deal to the story and the main focus really is pulled by the two leads. Even Michael Sheard playing yet another brilliant baddie shines, but only for a short part.
It's interesting to find out that the film is based on a book written in 1903 and you can't help but wonder if Erskine Childers new something even then? I don't know much about history, so maybe it was common knowledge that Germany was looking to branch out, shall we say, even then, but Childers seems to have got ahead of the game with this genuinely interesting and thoughtful story.
642.65/1000.