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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) Rank 4 Reviews
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Boxoffice Magazine
"K-19" romanticizes the crew of Soviet military men who averted a nuclear disaster in 1961 aboard their submarine. Based on the real-life incident, the story follows the U-boat as it sets out into the North Atlantic under the command of the unyielding ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
A thoroughly compelling submarine thriller about character under pressure. ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
ESpy.ca (Jayson Hopkins)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Just as K-19 begins to nosedive into an abyss of military-saga formula things begin to heat up. Literally. ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Mr. Mikey's Video Views (J. Michael Dlugos)
Once Wolfgang Petersen's "Das Boot," starring Jurgen Prochnow, appeared in 1981, the submarine sub-genre had been changed for good, and the bar had been raised to astonishing heights. Das Boot is a fantastic film, an amazing piece of work that stands up ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at Mr. Mikey's Video Views (J. Michael Dlugos)
JaxMovies (Greg Schaible)
I walked in the theater expecting another great performance by Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, yet at the same time a little sceptical about a submarine movie.
Alexei Vostrikov (Ford) was a seemingly power hungry captain of the Soviet Union's newest, ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at JaxMovies (Greg Schaible)
Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
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CountingDown.com (Larry Carroll)
Ford deserves to be remembered at Oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier. ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at CountingDown.com (Larry Carroll)
Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
The movie is solidly paced and well acted but lacks the emotional connection that might have made it a classic. ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
The machismo gets the best of it and the film needs a trim, but it's servicable entertainment helmed by one of the best action directors on the planet. ...read the complete K-19: The Widowmaker movie review at Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
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