Synopsis
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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Cast
- Harrison FordAlexei Vostrikov
- Liam NeesonMikhail Polenin
- Peter SarsgaardVadim Radtchinko
- Joss AcklandMarshal Zelentsov
- John ShrapnelAdmiral Bratyeev
- Donald SumpterDr. Savran
- Tim WoodwardPartonov
- Steve NicolsonDemichev
- George AntonKonstantin
- James Francis GintyAnatoly
Recommendations
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Slate
Impressive and heartfelt. - 80
The New York Times
(Director Bigelow) piles up one nerve-racking crisis after another, interspersed with moments of ethereal, almost otherworldly beauty. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
There is one surprise in the movie, a decision having nothing to do with the reactor, that depends entirely on the ability of the characters to act convincingly under enormous pressure; casting stars of roughly equal weight helps it to work. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The movie gradually works its way, with quiet intelligence and apparent conviction, until there's no turning from it. An hour in, and we're on that boat. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Bigelow gives this film edge, tension and something you aren't expecting: a woman's touch for teasing out the buried emotion beneath those stoic surfaces. - 70
Village Voice
As square-shouldered as you'd expect of a National Geographic co-production. But Bigelow hits all her marks and more within the narrow parameters. - 63
Miami Herald
Despite its exciting moments, the film is too long. - 63
New York Post
With uncommon ineptitude even by the standards of contemporary action flicks, Kyle's script submerges the inherently dramatic tale of the K-19 under a pile of clichés, while failing to tell you enough about the characters for their actions to make much sense.
