ZZZZzZzzzzzzzzz...is it over yet?

Rating: 6/10 (11 December 2002)

The first 30 minutes of "K19: The Widowmaker" are spent introducing the characters and setting up the story. The next 30 minutes are spent with an uneventful sub shakedown. The film doesn't even begin to get into what it's all about, the China Syndrome nuke problem, until the 100 minute mark. Given the slow start, obvious filler, and the fact that we all know how this not-so-thrilling thriller turns out, the film boils down to just so much busy-work, sub talk, scurrying around, watching gauges, etc. With the absence characters we're given to care about, there's little reason to recommend this white elephant. (C+)