Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

buiger Now, this is one of those rare occasions where I disagree with Berardinelli's review. I found this movie to be way below par, not researched, without any attention to historical detail, poorly written and horribly miss-cast.The end result is a totally unrealistic and unbelievable motion picture. The problems start right at the beginning... The submarine sails out of a 'Soviet' port to begin its mission. The camera gives us a panoramic view of the port, complete with ultramodern cranes for container lifting, cranes that do not exist in ports in Russia today, let alone the Soviet Union in 1968! Immediately afterwards, the sub goes under the keel of a cargo ship (called a 'tanker' in the movie) which actually turns out to be an ultra-modern Ro-Ro vessel for carrying cars! Vessels like this have only existed since the 1990ies, and this one was blatantly brand new! Again, immediately thereafter, we see the Captain (Ed Harris) looking at his watch, a modern model from Ulysse Nardin, something that did not exist in 1968, and definitely something a Soviet submarine skipper could never possess in those days. Then there where other 'inconsistancies' such as the the Russiam captain consulting a priest, or his lieutenant getting married in a church. In those days, there where no priests on military bases in the Soviet Union, and an officer (who at that time was also always a member of the Communist party) seen conferring with a priest or (worse) getting married in a church would have inevitably ended up with a one way ticket to a Siberian Gulag). It is painfully clear that the filmmakers have no idea about history, the Soviet union, or the time in which the events take place.Last but not least, the cast... While Ed Harris puts in his usual professional performance and is not so bad as the Skipper of the sub, all the other actors' performances are far below average. Starting with Duchovny, who as a KGB Special Agent in 1968 is just as believable as if he would be cast to play a Geisha in a movie about medieval Japan.Sad really, this could have been a good movie if somebody had actually taken the trouble to do some real research.

delighteer The work of Pen Densham is exceptional. The movie displays directorial talent but this just one of many. Ed Harris is one of America's most talented actors. The movie gets your blood racing and opens unanswered questions that never lose their relevance.The Captain of a vessel is in a sense the leader of a select group and primal issues of tribal coherence are uncovered.

jhr2012 Found this title on Netflix and to my surprise it was a good choice. It's a very entertaining movie with a great cast. It's an interesting story that manages to create a lot of tension. Ed Harris is great as the captain. Overall, a very good choice that should keep your attention throughout.

suite92 Demi is about to retire, but the powers that be, through Markov, inform him that he has one more mission. The date is late spring, 1968. Demi will captain the B67 instead of his usual ship. His crew have had only three weeks shore leave instead of the expected three months. Several of them are on leave far away; he will have several unknown faces. The B67 will be decommissioned after this last cruise; Demi gets the call since the B67 was also his first assignment.Bruni and Pavlov come on at the last minute. Alex (first officer) notes that the old tub can barely accommodate the 86 men required to sail her. Bruni says it's good to see him again; Demi seems to only barely remember this. Pavlov and the captain go though the ceremony of the captain receiving the 'real' orders from the KGB.From the first dive, there are indications that he captain is having some problems: a phantom sound on the forward outside hull; the sight and sound of an angry dog. Where did these come from? The KGB representatives inform the captain that he is about to step into part of the ship where he is not allowed. Bruni suggests that the captain bothers to read his orders. Alex has a chat with the captain. Some of the newcomers are Oznas (radical KGB commandos); some of the new crew are dead; many of the new crew have no history, just name and rank.The KGB officers countermand practically everything the captain proposes. They force a collision with a civilian tanker. This will ensure that everyone in the area will know the submarine's location. Cleaver. Their orders were to observe the massing of American naval forces.Very unfortunately, the captain suffered a brain injury a few years back with triggered grand mal epileptic seizures about once or twice a year. It would seem that some of the newcomers on board know of this.When an American attack sub passes by, the old crew manage to evade. However, Bruni overrides this, has the B67 surface and turn on their diesel engines. The KGB officers turn on the 'Phantom' which effectively cloaks their position.When the captain arranges to get confirmation of orders from Fleet HQ, Bruni stages a mutiny. After some discussion with the old crew, Demi and company figure that Bruni and the Oznas are aiming to use the Phantom to start a war.Will the mutineers succeed? Will the captain and his allies neutralize them in order to save the world from a nuclear war?------Scores--------Cinematography: 9/10 Reasonably good, but some of the images suffer from low light.Sound: 10/10 No problems.Acting: 10/10 Fine jobs by William Fichtner, Ed Harris, Jonathan Schaech, Jason Beghe. The rest were at worst competent.Screenplay: 9/10 A bit slow going at first, but picks up to a fine conclusion.