i'll tell you what, tracy plays a cuban a heck of a lot better than you would think. as for the movie, it's fairly watchable, a bit drab at times and drags on. my biggest complaint is the god awful fake fish, it's definitely laugh worthy.

Tedious. Extremely poor use of voice-over, merely duplicating what we already see on the screen.

Too much narrative and voice-over, having not many great cinema elements. Still an interesting adaptation, another way to know the Hemingway's work having many lines literally spoken. Spencer Tracy was a great choice for the character, looking rude but also having that tender side he always shows. Good movie, a bit poor technically and cinematographically sometimes, trusting too much in the words instead of trying to convert into image. I'll recommend Aleksander Petrov's.

Great story.

too complicated to fully reflect the book.

Who would guess that I would become completely enthralled watching a film about fishing? Before I watched it I couldnt have thought of a more boring plot. I also avoided this film for the better part of my life because I didn't believe that S Tracy could pull off the old Cuban fisherman. Boy was I wrong. This movie is a great adaptation of Hemingway's classic. He was known for a simplistic, direct style. This is the visual representation of that style. Tracy is great and the story is engrossing

Last time I saw it at least 15 years ago. I'd be shattered if I don't like it now, so I won't attempt a rewatch.