No wonder this film was a flop...

Rating: 1/10 (9 February 2003)

I finally saw K-19 and it was just a mediocre film. I cannot understand how this film got 'green lighted'. To pony up Harrison Ford's 20 million dollar a picture salary to get this story on the big screen is such a waste.

Who wants to cheer for the 'evil empire' at the height of the cold war. I agree that human emotions are human emotions, and that is why I still watched the film. But even that part was lacking and all that was left was the so called tension of whether the evil Americans get a hold of K-19 or will the CCCP get there in time rescue them. Who gives a rats as$. I was cheering them for them to sink. No wonder this film only made $35 million after it cost $135 million to produce and market. It's a rare Harrison Ford flop.
This is just another film made by the liberal Hollywood film community. They think they have the 'spin' to make heroes out of anybody. Just from a marketing standpoint this film didn't have a chance. I give it a bad review because the story was just boring; they milk what should be a 90 minute movie into 150 minutes.