“Moby Dick” is a powerful story about vengeance, or what really happens to those who want it. Captain Ahab lost a leg to the great white whale and now he wants his revenge. In fact, he is driven by it. He drives his men with sayings like, “Death to Moby Dick!” Not even his first mate, Starbuck, thinks he is right in the head after a while, but Ahab manages to hold on to his captain’s reigns, even to the point of endangering the crew.
William Hurt plays an obsessed Ahab, making the comment at one point when the whale attacks, “That’s our boy, isn’t he the very devil?” Although this film features several dramatic scenes and William Hurt’s excellent performance, it also contains several utterances of strong language. There are also a few violent scenes with blood as well as male rear nudity, and, therefore, we are not able to award “Moby Dick” our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal.
