Not sure if people think of this film at all nowadays - it was a big deal once, and a sizeable hit - but I'd just been to Hawaii so was keen to check it out. It's a smart movie, one for adults... the "hero" Max Von Sydow isn't likeable at all, he's driven, pompous, racist, principled, brave. Julie Andrews is in there for the likeability factor. She doesn't do much except be nice but you need that character.
Richard Harris pops in as Andrews' ex, a manly whale captain, who is horrible too, overruling the islanders so his men can sleep with the women. But you need characters like him too, who add dash and verve.
Jocelyne LaGarde is very good as the local queen.
There's "epic" action sequences like storms, a few storms. It's stylishly done. I think George Roy Hill did a good job.
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