It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

"Adventure" is based on a 1937 novel, "The Anointed," by Clyde Brion Davis, an early 20th century American novelist. The story, as told in the movie at least, seems choppy and not well scripted or directed. In addition, Clark Gable's role as Harry Patterson seems way over done. Whether in the novel, or the screenplay, or both, the character played by Gable is way overboard. His constant allusions to his free spirit and roaming the seas gets to be a bore after a while. His bombastic demeanor seems very exaggerated in this film, and not very fitting. That portrayal of a character so anti-normal life just doesn't settle well for the story. It seems so hard-bitten that when Gable begins to soften toward the end, we don't find it easy to believe. The rest of the cast are fine in their roles, but again, the plot seems to be choppy in places. Thomas Mitchell is very good as Mudgin. Other crew members and friends are good in their roles. Greer Garson is the romance part of the film, as Emily Sears. Joan Blondell does a good job as her friend and roommate, Helen Melohn. The production quality is just fair. The story takes place during World War II, but there's very little reference to the war in the film. Harry and his crew work in the Merchant Marine. An early scene has their ship being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The film didn't come out until late December 1945 – well after the war was over. It was Gable's first movie after serving in the Army Air Forces (soon to be reorganized as the U.S. Air Force). My six stars for this film are mostly for the performances by Garson as Emily, and Mitchell as Mudgin. The story has an undertone of moral conflict. In one early scene with Gable and Mitchell, the latter's character brings it up. Harry, "Are you washing again?" Mudgin, "Oh, hello, Harry. Kinda covets a man to scoop up some sea water that's full of the sins of the world, and put soap in it." Harry, "You got sin on the brain." Mudgin, "Well, it's be hard to explain to you, Harry, but a man sure feels dirty after he's been in port and done the things I done."

I'm giving this movie 6 stars for the sheer pleasure of looking at Greer Garson, one of my favorites.But I'd put this movie alongside "Remember?" as the weakest Garson films. For me, the problem was Clark Gable.Gable is given the kind of typical "rough guy the dames falls for" role that made him a star...a combination of bluster and charm that won over Jean Harlow or Myrna Loy or Claudette Colbert.Here, I think it's too much bluster and too little charm to realistically connect with Garson in the role she's given.One pleasure here is seeing Joan Blondell -- she did lots of good work after the '30s musicals that she's best remembered for.Also good: Thomas Mitchell.Overall: see it once for the novelty of it, or skip it altogether,

Slow-moving and philosophical at the beginning, this 1945 film turns into a true gem. No wonder the billboards said that year that Gable is back (from the army) and Garson has got him.The story of two people, entirely different, who find love, wed and soon realize that his involvement in the merchant marine will adversely affect their lives together.Two wonderful supporting performances are by Thomas Mitchell and Joan Blondell, 2 friends of the pair.The film marked a reunion for Gable, Mitchell, and briefly Harry Davenport. All 3 starred in the epic, "Gone With the Wind,"The picture beautifully goes from comedy to tragedy to redemption without losing its balance.

In his first film after World War II service in the Army Air Corps, Clark Gable settled down to a familiar character and one of his most familiar directors. Adventure was the last of five films that Gable did with Victor Fleming which also includes Gone With The Wind. This one never quite measured up to Gone With The Wind though.Gable was literally met at the airport by Louis B. Mayer and rushed into this film. It was thought at the time that a film with current box office sensation Greer Garson was a can't miss item at the box office. Garson was coming off an Oscar she received in 1942 for Mrs. Miniver the year Gable went away to war. The results were underwhelming, but seen over 60 years after it was first out show Adventure to be not a bad story at all. Gable fits comfortably into the part of the tough boatswain who loves the rollicking life at sea he leads. No woman is going to be tying him down, not one like prim and proper librarian Greer Garson. He likes them like her roommate Joan Blondell, sassy and out for a good time.But Greer and her notions of settling down with home and family kind of get under his skin. It's what's led many a man to the altar.Gable and Garson never worked together again, probably by mutual consent. Neither were each other's types on the screen and in life, but no one has anything to be ashamed of in Adventure.Best performance in the cast is by Thomas Mitchell as Gable's friend and confidante. Mitchell plays the usual tragicomic alcoholic that he took a patent out on for the screen. Another in the cast and former vocalist with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra is Lina Romay who is the woman we first see Gable with as the film opens. She would shortly be joining the Bing Crosby show as the featured female singer. That 'dame' who gets $20.00 for some conversation is none other than Barbara Billingsley aka June Cleaver. Who'd have thunk that one?Though this one didn't set the world on fire, Gable's next two films, Homecoming and The Hucksters rank in my humble opinion as two of his very best. The King was ascending his throne again.