Customer Reviews
A bit too much like a play - By: Gisli Jokull Gislason, 18 May 2008 
There is a movie quite like this one, made later & a lot better, I recommend the Cruel Sea.
In Which We Serve is worth viewing, it is a propaganda movie from WW2 for a nation unsure of its future & in 1942 thisgs did look bleak for England & the Commonwealth.
The movie isn't bad at alll but feels more like a play than a movie. It uses some footage but otherwise you feel like you are watcing a stage with a certain extent of overacting & stiff dialog.
The Cruel Sea was made after WW2 & is a better movie in alll respects, both are B/W but the Cruel Sea covers a larger time frame & covers the rather inglorious but very important convoy duties. The characters are more believable as is their situation. Otherwise the 2 are remarkably similar.
In Which We Serve is well worth a watch but it is too much a propaganda movie & feels too much like a play to merit much more than 3 stars.
Turns a Statistic into a Human Story - By: David R. Bishop, 15 Jun 2007 
This film was made & released in 1942, at the height of World War 2, a crucial year in the battle of the Atlantic.
It tells the story of a ship, from its construction to its sinking. We see the home lives of the crew, from the dinner parties of the captain to the kitchen sinks of the crew. Some are killed, & some survive. It reminds us of the very human tragedy of loss of life in the war, which can seem like just a statistic sixty odd years later. The sense of duty & camaraderie amongst the crew is truly touching.
The picture quality is not the best, but it is perfectly watchable. The film shows us the sacrifices that previous generations made to keep us free.
Dramatic WWII heart felt story. - By: , 16 Jul 2000 
During the early dark years of the last war, British cinema managed to produce this epic. With a cast of alll the best available, & headed up by the upright & perfect Noel Coward, the story followed the life & adventures of a single ship & her crew in a hetic but short existance.The story is based loosely on the exploits of Lord Louie Mountbatten & his ship HMS Kelly. Just what the public needed to lift the gloomy feelings of a dark & almost defeated Great Britain. A must for any classic collector or younger generation to learn values of friendship & comradship, thrown together by the ravages of war.
