When you see this film, you'll probably think Angela Lansbury plays her most detestable character. Well, considering all the horrible people she played before her nice old lady roles, this is NOT the case! Her mother from "The Manchurian Candidate" makes her character from "Mutiny" seem like Mother Theresa! But it's still entertaining to watch her seethed in wickedness during this otherwise mediocre film.
The film is set during the War of 1812. Two Captains are serving with the US Navy, but oddly the more experienced is demoted to first mate--and this part of the film made little sense. Both men are sent on a secret mission to France to get gold needed for the war, but the demoted man has a serious handicap--his girlfriend is evil Angela. She and the men on board learn about the gold and she is determined to get her hands on it one way or the other--and it might include getting her sweetie to become a traitor. And, the lovely lady also encourages him to kill the Captain--nice lady, huh? Well, he does not--but he does lead a mutiny and takes the ship. You KNOW however, when he does cast the Captain adrift that it will come back to haunt him in the end. As for the end, it has a nice scene where Angela gets hers, but other than that, it's pretty clichéd--with the traitor redeeming himself (naturally) at the end.
The film is pretty bland and aside from Lansbury, there isn't a lot to recommend it. While not a bad film and it is nice to see a film about this seldom talked about war, it is totally uninspired from start to finish.
The film is set during the War of 1812. Two Captains are serving with the US Navy, but oddly the more experienced is demoted to first mate--and this part of the film made little sense. Both men are sent on a secret mission to France to get gold needed for the war, but the demoted man has a serious handicap--his girlfriend is evil Angela. She and the men on board learn about the gold and she is determined to get her hands on it one way or the other--and it might include getting her sweetie to become a traitor. And, the lovely lady also encourages him to kill the Captain--nice lady, huh? Well, he does not--but he does lead a mutiny and takes the ship. You KNOW however, when he does cast the Captain adrift that it will come back to haunt him in the end. As for the end, it has a nice scene where Angela gets hers, but other than that, it's pretty clichéd--with the traitor redeeming himself (naturally) at the end.
The film is pretty bland and aside from Lansbury, there isn't a lot to recommend it. While not a bad film and it is nice to see a film about this seldom talked about war, it is totally uninspired from start to finish.