The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 06 Oct 2023
• Country: United States
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24249946/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_caine_mutiny_court_martial
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 1080p
• Language: English
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• Genre: Drama, War
• Runtime: 108 min
• Writer: William Friedkin, Herman Wouk
• Director: William Friedkin
• Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, Jake Lacy
• Keywords: naval officer, based on play or musical, trial,

	6.9/10
	77% – Critics
	77% – Audience

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Friedkin’s farewell: a great movie on its own

And so it ended. With a career that comprehends more than 60 years in the film business behind classics such as “The French Connection”, “The Exorcist” and “To Live and Die in L. A.” William Friedkin was a towering expressive voice just as much as Coppola, De Palma, Scorsese and many others that revolutionized the world of cinema. At age 87, he still managed to get behind camera, gather up talented actors to appear in his film and deliver a quite masterful work worthy of appreciation. He puts to shame many young filmmakers out there who probably just watch films made in the past 25 years or so, but never beyond that to actually learn the craft of filmmaking and how to tell a story.

“The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” it’s Friedkin’s final work, not exactly the send-off he deserved but it’s the one he needed since it was a passion project and he knew his reasons in bringing an updated version of Herman Wouk’s classic novel and play that had two filmed versions before: Edward Dmytryk’s in 1954 which presents the whole action on board of vessel Caine and later on the trial; and Robert Altman’s version in 1988, of which this film owes it a lot since they just cover the trial. All great films on their own; if compared with each other the criticism can affect the experience, of which I won’t do all that much because others already did that, and one must think about the audience who haven’t seen those other films and might want to see this new take and they must see it.

It’ll be a mystery as to why Mr. Friedkin wanted to retell this classic ethical battle of a lieutenant (Jake Lacy) on trial for mutiny after relieving his commanding officer (Kiefer Sutherland) after considering that the man was out of his right mind as a typhoon approached their ship.

And most important, why updating it – the original story takes place during WWII and it makes more sense there than in a context of peace times of 2022.

Anyway, he had his reasons and there’s also the factor of attracting new audiences to a highly important story so you have to make things a little flexible. It works in a way because the material is strong enough while addressing topics such as ethics, moral, the judgments on people and their actions in stressful difficult times and also how fallible and frail the men of force can be. It’s never a high criticism on the institution (the Navy, here) but of the people in charge. And it also deals with the value of discipline and how the power of questioning authority can be used and enforced when one has a total understanding of discipline.

Friedkin’s “The Caine…” is thrilling, with many edge of the seat moments and you never feel distracted or out of the story. It’s quite fast-paced despite it’s claustrophobic settings and wordy dialogues. I didn’t agree with some of his choices, at times things make some abrupt transitions unlike Altman’s patient work that gives you some time to breathe in between the cross-examinations of the witnesses. Small criticism, almost pointless.

And as usual, the director extracted great performances from his cast, being the highlights coming from Jason Clarke as the defendant’s lawyer, and Kiefer Sutherland as Commander Queeg, a role previously played by Humphrey Bogart (Oscar nominated performance) and Brad Davis. Unlike the other two performers, as great as they were, his take on the delusional captain made the character more challenging for audiences to find out if he’s really insane or not whereas with the other two I always knew what went on because it’s a role that can easily go to an over-the-top direction. With Kiefer I had to give him the benefit of the doubt and sort of erase my memories of the previous films.

My take is based solely on the film alone and that kind of view must come sometimes, without judging a career as a whole or what came before with the same material. It’s a highly commendable work by a master storyteller, it certainly has a great deal of importance with the themes worked and I had a great time with it. For a final film, it was really impressive and knowing that very few directors can pull it off with an outstanding final work, the man did it. Au revoir, Mr. Friedkin. 10/10.

Outdate movie that wasn’t even updated for 2023

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial was a 1950s book and then later made into a movie about a fictional WWII mutiny, which in this movie is updated to action in the Persian Gulf.

OMG, the characters and dialogue are just taken straight from the 1950s, and includes some 1950s pop-psychology that no one would use today.

The original work tied into the 1950s authoritarian attitude that says the boss/commander is always right, and questioning them is wrong.

Yes, there is a great deal of argument around this point, but in the end the movie/book decides to moralise on behalf of the viewer/reader in a way that is laughable.

This was not a good movie or story in the 1950s and is just an embarrassment in 2023.

A nice companion piece to the original

So, I am mainly writing this as a response to the negative reviews here. The original Caine Mutiny was a Humphrey Bogart led movie from 1954, one that I love and sticks in my memory very well. This takes notes form that movie but is not really a remake just an intensified treatise on the ending with the court martial hearing drug out and the final denouncement of the young opportunist shown his comeuppance. Any one familiar with the source material, movie or book it was based on would know this.

Now it is possible, the movie is a bit confusing for anyone not familiar with the original movie. It’s almost a sequel in a way, it does update the material to a post-911 world which is interesting, and all of the acting (allll of it) is very on point. I couldn’t wait to see Sutherland in the Bogart chair. I am saddened this is the final Lance Reddick performance and the last Fredkin directed movie, but both should be proud they went out in spectacular fashion.

The underlying theme of The Caine Mutiny story is not “wow that guy went crazy” – it’s that well, even the best among us can crack. There is no villain, it is all perspective, and even though a wrong decision was made by Caine himself the question is were there ulterior motives invovled by other people. That’s the genius of the story when i watched the 1954 classic, and the same point is made with this movie. If you don’t quite understand the ending of this movie, just give it some time. I assure you it makes perfect sense- it is not as some have stated on this website some kind of ‘old man ranting about the wat things used to be’. It is a warning against arrogance from two very different angles.