Although the crew is hesitant to board the ship, they fear the captain's wrath and work without complaint. The objective is to test a missile near the north pole in hopes that the Russian government can catch up to the US who is threatening nuclear war. (I'm not one to gasp.) The film is based on the story of a Russian sea captain (Harrison Ford) that is ordered to command a new nuclear powered submarine that has been thrown together in a very short amount of time. the mere fact that I was uneasy while watching it.
I know they couldn't have filmed it any other way. I'm one who can watch people get blown to bits, decapitated, and crushed, however, since this story is true and the way these men suffered before they died a horrible death, was a little too much for me to watch. However, when I left the theater, I didn't want to watch it again for a long while. The story was told well and the acting from most of the newcomers was superb. I must say that U-571 is my all-time favorite war picture, so I didn't expect The Widowmaker to surpass it.
#First nuclear submarine movie
I was expecting something much like U-571, (Men trapped in a disabled boat surrounded by the enemy), and this movie wasn't far from it.
Despite some bad reviews, being the war film fanatic that I am, I went to see this movie.
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