K-19: The Widowmaker

Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson. Paramount Pictures/Intermedia Films, 2002.

This is definitely a must-see. I watched it in honor of my father, who always loved those neo-war movies and submarine suspense flicks especially (he listed one of his all-time favourite movies as DAS BOOT - which I always found to be so completely utterly depressing that it's impossible to watch without coming to the Sartre-esque conclusion that nothing matters in this bleak reality because all will come to bad end anyway - my dad was the only person I know who could come away from DAS BOOT smiling)

but character studies aside, I watched this anyway and found it to be completely, utterly,

RIVETING!!

(and yes, I know that word is overused in "movie-talk" but is completely applicable here - it keeps you going from start to finish)

and the fact that it supposedly is based on historical events makes me want to study it to see if that is indeed true, which is why I depend on you, dear reader, to let me know the historical veracity of this movie, should you know.

Just watch it!


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