There's a lot of reviews here making points such as "could not happen".
Ok sure, there's some unrealistic stuff going on.
But there's also a lot of original and thoughtful scenes that are explored. There's a lot of ideas here that feel completely fresh.
The idea that a French submarine, once committed to a nuclear strike, will not receive any orders to abort, is a weak one. Unfortunately a large part of the movie hinges around this concept. The second half of the movie does feel a little silly at times because of this.
I liked the sonar guy as the hero.
Ok sure, there's some unrealistic stuff going on.
But there's also a lot of original and thoughtful scenes that are explored. There's a lot of ideas here that feel completely fresh.
The idea that a French submarine, once committed to a nuclear strike, will not receive any orders to abort, is a weak one. Unfortunately a large part of the movie hinges around this concept. The second half of the movie does feel a little silly at times because of this.
I liked the sonar guy as the hero.