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- 88Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneDirector Edward Dmytryk, working from a top-notch script adapted from Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, makes Bogie's gradual breakdown under relentless cross-examination from defense lawyer Jose Ferrer a superb example of screen melodrama. [21 Nov 1986, p.92]
- 80EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanStill gripping after all this time.
- 80TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineComplex, atypical Bogie performance is keynote for strong drama from Pulitzer-winning novel and Broadway show.
- 70The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe Caine Mutiny, though somewhat garbled, is a vibrant film.
- 63Slant MagazineJeremiah KippSlant MagazineJeremiah KippThe Caine Mutiny is not distinctive filmmaking or storytelling, and its idea of ethical debate is relying on familiar archetypes and arguments. It sure is standard, though. It’s like the well-constructed house that’s not meant to be distinctive, but was made to endure.
- 50Time OutTime OutBogie's considerable charisma is visibly weakened by his tired appearance, and the strong cast is never really allowed full rein by Dmytryk, whose abiding concern that fair play be seen to be done, with regard to all the characters' various motivations, makes for a stodgily liberal courtroom drama.
- 40Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrDespite a few flashes of talent in the 40s, Edward Dmytryk had descended to hack status by the time he filmed this 1954 version of Herman Wouk's novel, and his ham-fisted direction does little to alleviate the obviousness of the drama and the thinness of the characterizations.