Feels like it was made using the Jerry Bruckheimer formula of movie making: lots of action and good visuals, zero character development and generic dialogue from the big book of action movies. Basic plot is at least original, but that’s about it. Not a bad action/thriller flick, not one you’ll be thinking about the next day. Good mindless fun, and nothing else of substance. B-
No one saw this? :meeting:
Silent Service, Shhhhhhh.
I did. Like you mentioned though…not bad, but forgetful.
I just love subs and sub movies, but you nailed it … great visuals and a good story line with originality and promise, but lacking in execution … becoming ‘meh’ when done.
Otherwise, no where near the character development of ‘Crimson Tide’ …
That pretty well sums it up.
I was pissed that there wasn’t more sub-on-sub (of the naval warfare variety) action. Seriously, a battle with one Akula? Been there before and “Hunt for Red October” did it better.
In the preview he says “Dive the ship…” and I knew that this wasn’t going to fulfill my Clancy fix.
Yep, I think I’ll just watch “Das Boot” and/or “Run Silent, Run Deep”. They’re as good as it gets.
Yeah I saw it. Your review was spot on. I enjoyed it, but it wasnt super good. Nice way to spent a couple of hours.
recipe for action and nothing else 
good action flick though better than most the crap that is new
FIFY.
I’m amazed that Mikke Nyqvist is still showing up in movies - and still playing Russians - given that he died in 2017. And he’s Swedish.
Yeah, that line irked me. I knew at that point that they gave up any pretense of accuracy.
I think I read on IMDB that he died before it was released. You can tell in the movie that he was in bad shape. Too bad, he was a good actor.
Not that I am a claustrophobic person or anything but being underwater and in a confined space is my idea of hell. Das boot was the best submariner movie ever IMHO and all others pale in comparison. Still, being that this is an action movie I might bite. There is just so much crap coming out of HWierd these days, did you see the Oscars??? Cripes, full blown BS in a hand basket. There is enough political theater already.
I stopped paying any attention to the Oscars a long time ago. It’s a farce and “look at me” time for vapid people of no real value who live in a bubble within a bubble of reality at this point. No chits given. Those modern subs would not bother me, the WWII era subs my uncle worked in as a LT Commander while being chased by the Japanese Navy, not so much. I have no idea how he/they spent months in those things I have no idea. Dark, cold, wet, small, smelly, etc. Nope.
Never heard of the movie, until I came across this thread. Based on your reviews, maybe on a VERY slow night will watch.
Entertaining, that was about it. Not very realistic in a Navy or reality sense but again, was an action movie and provided entertainment.
Honestly the only sub movie I ever really liked was Crimson Tide.
Both Denzel and Gene Hackman were simultaneously right and wrong.