Mister Roberts

A harmless, quite entertaining film that probably just overstays its welcome. There's a heap of great talent involved and while I wouldn't call it essential viewing, it wouldn't do anyone any harm to do so.

Alex

I would've preferred another hour of Fonda & Powell making knock-off single-malt out of engine room still drippings simply to get Lemmon laid. Regardless, it's a boat movie where you don't have to hear a single gunshot. Sounds dope to me.

Jordan Beaumont Anderson

I have fond memories of watching this as a kid with my father. It was one of his favorite movies, maybe because he spent a couple of years in the Navy aboard an inessential ship sailing “from tedium to apathy and back again, with an occasional side trip to…

Channing Pomeroy

In a strange turn of events for The Searchers Film Podcast, we tackle another John Ford film for Veteran's Day. If there is one reason to tune in, it would be to learn (as I did) that "Ensign" is not someone's first name and is actually a Navy rank. Ben, Kevin and I talk…

Ziglet_mir

Mister Roberts simply had that dawg in him

Adam

I love this cast. The great William Powell’s final role.

Dr Michael Awesome

Mister Roberts is a well-written (based on a play), well-shot (filmed in an ultra-wide Cinemascope aspect ratio) and extremely well-cast mix of army-comedy and drama. It’s not a very tension filled film. The drama is rather low-stakes, the comedy more amusing than laugh out…

Gregor Kreyca

"A little while ago, six men from your ship broke into the home of the French Colonial governor. They started throwing things through a plate glass living room window. We found some of the things on the lawn. Large world globe. Small love seat. A lot of books. A bust…

Kyle Jobin 🙈

Extra half-star for the letter at the end, and more so Jack Lemmon's reaction to it. Nothing that man did was anything but brilliant.

Chris