Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
He figures in just a few scenes, but when Grace demolishes his favorite desk lamp, it’s as satisfying as Mister Roberts tossing his skipper’s beloved potted palm into the drink in “Mister Roberts.”
Michael Sragow•The Orange County Register•Aug 31, 2013