Anthony Quinn stars in A High Wind In Jamaica where he and first mate James
Coburn preside over an unruly crew of pirates. This is a beautifully photographed film which I had a lot of problems with. It's a bit of a homage to
Treasure Island with Captain Quinn bonding with several children who have
been sent to the United Kingdom by their parents Nigel Davenport and Isabella
Dean from Jamaica where the parents have become colonizers. It's for the
kid's educations but they get quite the education when during a raid on their ship they wind up on the pirate ship.
In many ways A High Wind In Jamaica is Disney like, but there are too many
grim scenes for this to ever be Disney type material. And in the end those
kids, especially the oldest girl do not prove to be Jim Hawkins like.
I see the film got a lot of positive reviews, but I'm afraid I can't be one of them.
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