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4.0 out of 5 stars It's A Movie, Not A Documentary, Dec 24 2003

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This review is from: K-19: The Widowmaker (Widescreen) (DVD)

I love reading reviews from people who complain about the historical inaccuracies in movies such as this. What were they expecting? Anything put out by Hollywood is meant to entertain, not educate. Movies such as this are BASED on true events, not actual retellings of the events.

I thought both Harrison Form and Liam Neeson did outstanding acting jobs, and yes they even made believable Russians.

I also thought the film did a good job of portraying the Russian military as human beings, rather than just the enemies we learned to despise during the Cold War.

So see this movie and leave all expectations of a history lesson at home.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fast moving fun formula, July 31 2011

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: K-19: The Widowmaker [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This is another caught in a leaky sub movie. You just have to enjoy this type of movie to watch it. No new revelations. Harrison Ford gets to play the misunderstood heavy Capt. Alexei Vostrikov; we have to remember he is a good actor and play on both sides of the fence. Harrison Ford is also the executive producer. If you have the heavy then you have to have the father figure played by Liam Neeson as Capt. Mikhail Polenin.

People like to compare this movie to other recent submarine movies but the formula was played out long ago in "Run Silent Run Deep" (1958) with Clark Gable as Cmdr. 'Rich' Richardson and Burt Lancaster as Lt. Jim Bledsoe. They had similar command and loyalty conflicts.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!!!, Jun 20 2004

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Mike Sobierajski (Portage, IN) - See all my reviews

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This is a great movie and is far superb to U-571. The story is exellent and just about everything is exellent. I recommend this to any submarine movie collector or just a person who likes a good story.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Exciting Submarine Movie
Veteran actors Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this thrilling film about a Russian nuclear submarine and its crew during the height of the cold war. Read more

Published on April 3 2004 by Jeffrey T. Munson

3.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes reality is far worse than Hollywood
I became a fan of the "sub" genre after seeing movies like U-571 and The Hunt for Red October. Read more

Published on Mar 22 2004 by Michael J. Tresca

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, really enjoyed it !!!
I enjoyed watching this movie, and happy
to have it part of my dvd collection !!!

Published on Mar 20 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Sober sub drama
Compared to sub stories before it like Hunt for Red October, Crimson Tide, K19 comes up a little short. Read more

Published on Feb 22 2004 by J. Hardy IV

4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping true story captured on film!
At the height of Cold War tension in 1961, the Russian government is in a hurry to deploy their brand new nuclear submarine, the K-19, with orders to test fire a nuclear missile... Read more

Published on Jan 18 2004 by Monika

3.0 out of 5 stars ROUGH RUSSIAN WRECK
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Based on the events of a true story, the film explores the emotional drama that unfolds around Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) who in 1961, at the height of... Read more

Published on Jan 7 2004 by Mr. T. J. Bacon

4.0 out of 5 stars Grim tale of a Russian sub, wonderfully acted
I had some problems with this film. Not the whines about historical inaccuracy (you are preaching to the choir since I love history), because I have long ago stopped expecting... Read more

Published on Jan 4 2004 by Deborah MacGillivray

4.0 out of 5 stars Professional and provocative.
The word that first came to mind when this movie was over was that this film was very "professional. Read more

Published on Jan 1 2004 by D. Knouse

3.0 out of 5 stars Tilts the scale towards a thumbs up...just
In the end, there's somethign about this film that works. Ford and Neeson are surpringly good, and seem to have a chemistry that is at times perfectly tense. Read more

Published on Nov 24 2003 by Ryan Thomas

3.0 out of 5 stars Americans playing Russians
The "production values" certainly hold one's attention throughout the movie, but it borders on camp in its attempt to portray the events of the K-19 submarine. Read more

Published on Nov 24 2003 by James Ferguson