The Command (Kursk)

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 25th Via: iTunes Store Plot: The 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster is followed by governmental negligence. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them. Rating: 7.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? This was a 99 cent rental and it looked interesting."

An average movie

“Following the current coronavirus crisis, my TV provider gave us some extra movie channels so I decided to give it a try and check this movie. Well, I always had a weak spot for movies dealing with submarines and this one definitely had some potential. First of all, you might think at first that there is something wrong with your TV-set but, don’t worry, that’s not the case. Apparently, Vinterberg thought it would be clever to shoot the scenes outside the submarine with a smaller resolution creating some kind of cramped claustrophobic feeling but it might have worked better the other way around. At least, as soon as we finally got into the sub, the damned thing finally started to get interesting and, following the explosions, the distress and even despair experienced by the crew was re” read more