Crimson Tide1995

The submarine drama, which opens today, has everything you could want from an action thriller and a few other things you usually can't hope to expect: an excellent script, first-rate performances and a story that has more to do with individuals than explosions.

老船长不顾人命关天，执意执行完演习，直到受伤的人断气，并篡改此人死因，不是死于失火，而是死于自身身体原因。 老船长拒绝听从副船长意见，甚至因副船长与自己意见相左，不顾海军法律，就命令将其撤职替换。 老船长为了达成发射核弹的命令，不惜用枪威胁武器官，不给密码就枪毙他的手下。 只因固执己见，自以为是，就将全球人类置于核战争的阴影笼罩下，差点在核潜艇里自相残杀起来的老船长，在最终的调查中仍光荣退役。 而总是判断准确，消解一场剧变的副船长，也算得到应有的回报，升职为正船长。虽然他应得的远超升职。 电影安排这个像大表哥2里达奇的一样角色的老船长光荣退役，而不是得到应有的惩罚，真是引人深思。

Crisp as the creases in its naval officers' uniforms, this tale of seething conflicts aboard an American submarine on the eve of nuclear war is strictly by-the-numbers, but hardly ever are traditional elements executed with such panache.