Jack London

Where was John Barleycorn? What of white logic? Refracting his life through an evangelism prism, rousing support for upcoming war in Pacific reflects its time. Nope, hard pass

There can be no doubt that American writer Jack London lived an exciting life, but somehow this rather drab adaptation really does nothing to convey that on film. It doesn’t help that someone thought that casting Michael O’Shea in the title role was a good idea. For much of it, I thought he was a sort of Van Heflin-lig…