Rated R
Starring Ed Harris, William Fichtner, David Duchovny
Written and Directed by Todd Robinson
The Story:
Demi (Harris) is a Soviet Submarine Captain set to retire. He is given one last mission with most of his crew including his first mate, Alex (Fichtner). Other crew are brought in to take this submarine to be decommissioned including the mysterious Bruni (Duchovny). However, when rogue KGB agents take over the submarine to steal the nuclear payload, the Soviet and American Navy close in to find this boat before World War III is started.
Naturally, this is based on a true story!
First, this is no Red October.
However, it's not too bad.
Harris plays a tortured soul who is suffering through seizures, but still expertly commands the ship even under the most dire circumstances.
Fitchtner is a wonderful supporting actor who plays the 2nd in command perfectly. Naturally, his loyalty will be called into question when the ship is seized.
The true story that it is based on apparently has been classified for the better part of 50 years.
However, knowing how close the Cuban Missile Crisis was to starting World War III, imagine the stress that a rogue nuclear submarine would have been if it had become common knowledge?
Now available for streaming on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: C+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Once was sufficient for this one.
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