K-19: The Widowmaker

Das Boot, it's not; but it's a very good story of the tragic events of the K-19 submarine back in the early 60's. Granted, Harrison Ford doesn't have the best Russian accent, but his acting makes up for it. Just when... Full review

This is a movie that serves its purpose but stalls in its storyline so as it drags on you loose its true meaning.... Full review

this is definately not a bad movie but the problem is that it is a bit slow..............and the acting of harrison ford in particular was mediocre and of course liam was good.................the movie had a good theme but not able to... Full review

Awesome! A good, dramatic movie, that will make you cry! Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson are perfect together. Truelly Awesome... Full review

bolee menee film, konechno. v obshem i tselom smotret' mozhno, i glavnoe, kak skazali sami podvodniki, zhenshina sdelala 'pamyatnik' podvodnikam vseh stran i narodov. posemu A+... Full review

Why won't they just make it in Russian and sibtitle it in English. Suffering through 3 hours of bad accents from Harrison Ford makes the film almost unwatchable. Poor.... Full review

This was a pretty solid supposed true story of a Russian submarine and its captains during the early 1960s. It's memorable, story-wise, for the radiation victims among the crew members. There are some really dramatic scenes involving that horrific event.... Full review

Exciting, deep story of a troubled Soviet submarine. Worth gettting the DVD, if for no other reason than to be able to see the extra tidbits like how they created the special effects. A must-see for those who are true Comrades... Full review

it is rare to see a movie told from russian's point of view. harrison ford and liam neeson are great actors although i think they over did a little bit. directions were good except the beginning was bit boring. but the... Full review

All things considered, it was an entertaining and dramtic piece that hi-lited the times & the urgency......needed a little more "action" but dramatically great....detlions762... Full review

Director Kathryn Bigelow steers this grim story by balancing torturous calamity with heartening universal traits, such as bravery. Assigned at the last minute by impatient Communist Party leaders, he whips the ship forward and is resented by a crew loyal to its first leader, Captain Polenin (Liam Neeson). ... Full Review

At this point, K-19 shows signs of being a thoughtful, intelligent film that takes the fascinating enclosed world of a nuclear submarine as a place to explore conflicts of leadership and idealism, much like the excellent Crimson Tide . Unfortunately, K-19 begins a slow dive beginning in the second hour of the film, and turns into a generic disaster film, chock-full of predictable "heroism. ... Full Review

is a vastly enjoyable commentary track by director Kathryn Bigelow and cinematographer Jeff Croneweth.....The director extols the tireless perseverance of the ship's workers, expertly weighing and juggling parallel tug-of-wars (Polenin vs. Vostrikov, inevitable death or American surrender)..... ... Full Review

Although it is a fictionalised action movie focusing on the confrontation between two top stars, Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, and the heroism of the other crew members, K-19: The Widowmaker is based on an actual incident that happened in July 1961, at the height of the Cold War and in the build-up to the Cuban missile crisis. ... Full Review

The film works well as a drama of the struggle between the two captains, the paranoia of the cold war, and as a heroic struggle to save the boat, and maybe the rest of the world along with it. The plot of the film is strong enough that it doesn't need great performances to keep it afloat. ... Full Review

Well, this looks like fun. I really like Duncan Jones' directorial debut Moon -- coming soon to a discerning theater near you! -- but I really like submarine movies. ... Full Article

The 282-foot submarine, also known as Juliett 484, began serving as a floating educational museum in 2002, until it went down during a powerful nor'easter in April 2007. ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS: Inspired by real events. At the height of the Cold War in 1961,Captain Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson) is replaced by Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) as commander of nuclear sub K-19, when the Soviet leadership decides he isnt readying... ... Full Article

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful Reviewer: Anonymous Date: December 13, 2006 I say: The Real Hunt for Red October...This incident appears to have given Clancy his basis for Red October. ... Full Article

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