The first thing to say about Inn of the Sixth Happiness is that Ingrid Bergman puts in a fine performance; without her the film would be far less watchable. As it is the production retains some level of watchability, though it will be for a select group of movie fans only - namely those with an interest in Christian missionary activity and/or Ingrid Bergman fans. The film’s faults are threefold; first of all there just isn't a good plot - we only find out Gladys's true mission, which is to lead the children to safety, about two-thirds of the way through the film. Yet even when this gets going I didn't ever get the impression that the children were ever seriously in harm's way. The second fault was the lack of character relationships in the screenplay; there was no real character complexity or character interaction to retain any real level of suspense throughout the film. The ambiguity of Gladys as a Christian Missionary, who maybe did or maybe didn't want a romantic relationship, was also somewhat disorientating. And third, the character of Captain Lin Nan evoked little empathy from me; I just didn't care enough about the fate of this character; especially in light of the tremendous amount of charitable work that we had seen Gladys dedicate her self to. On the plus side, the film was of a high moral standard and unashamed to feature a strong Christian theme. I pray for a time when Hollywood's (and indeed the rest of the world's) top actors and actresses will once again embrace such strongly Christian roles as this with such willingness and such prowess.