6/2/2023 0 Comments 20 000 miles under the sea![]() ![]() ![]() Crenna is 20,000 leagues a better actor than the others and the book and the ∕4 movie are each 20,000 leagues superior to this production. ![]() His is a rigid, laughably solemn and overplayed part. When he made his grand entrance I was down on him before he even opened his mouth for his first line. And the clown who plays Captain Nemo does no justice to that fabulous character. We are informed that it is `based on' the novel by the same title. This version of the great Jules Verne novel takes liberties with the masterpiece. McGoo without his glasses would say, by George, why is that girl making a fool of herself pretending to be a boy?' On top of that she is a bad actress with an ugly nose. The film is too preoccupied with the good looks of both the young harpooner and the young female stowaway who is posing as a boy. Richard Crenna is the only name I recognized in this cast and it is fitting because he gives the only credible acting performance. ![]()
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