Robert Shaw's monologue in 'Jaws' about what really happened to the U.S.S. Indianapolis and it's crew at the end of World War II is just so gripping it promises the potential of a great movie, 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage' however does not deliver on that promise. The navy heavy cruiser had just delivered to Tinian the parts for the first atomic bomb to be used in combat, and was sunk by a Japanese sub shortly there after, hundreds of crew members were subsequently eaten by sharks in the four days it took for rescue to start arriving.
This movie should not be boring but it is, flatly directed by Mario Van Peebles it should have been easy to evoke sympathy but I felt basically nothing for these characters, as contrast how awful one feels for their real life counterparts. Nicolas Cage the biggest name in the cast should not be here, the scapegoating trial and subsequent life of the man he plays Captain Charles B. McVay could be a great movie in its own right, should a strong actor with less silly movie baggage be cast in the role. The special effects are little better then Syfy Channel quality, the film made $2.1 million box office off a $40 million budget, a deserved flop. *1/2
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