It takes some patience to deal with all the technical terms of the first 40 minutes or so, but when the plot really begins to develop and you realize all the things that are going on on the surface outside of this submarine allegedly being attacked by Russian missiles, it becomes a lot more intriguing. I thought at first that I would not make it through, but giving it more than halfway, I began to appreciate a bit of what I do not know about this kind of crisis, and that increases the intensity when things do start to come together.
The always wonderful Martin Sheen is completely unrecognizable in this, and Rutger Hauer and Max Von Sydow make impressive moments stand out. You get to see the camaraderie among the crew, male and female, and you get to understand how boring the daily tasks can be yet how suddenly it can change. Various aspects of the crisis erupting shows that it's more than just life and death. The potential a worldwide disaster and human suffering both on the ground and below the sea become very apparent. This isn't a subject matter that was easy for me to get into, so giving it a little patience made it a better experience than had I just given up.
The always wonderful Martin Sheen is completely unrecognizable in this, and Rutger Hauer and Max Von Sydow make impressive moments stand out. You get to see the camaraderie among the crew, male and female, and you get to understand how boring the daily tasks can be yet how suddenly it can change. Various aspects of the crisis erupting shows that it's more than just life and death. The potential a worldwide disaster and human suffering both on the ground and below the sea become very apparent. This isn't a subject matter that was easy for me to get into, so giving it a little patience made it a better experience than had I just given up.