K-19: The Oscar winner-maker

Rating: 9/10 (18 July 2002)

I got free passes for 2 for a sneak peak from a local news weekly. [The seats were really comfy and the food way over priced, but what's new about that.] There are some great visual/special effects moments in the film and everything seems very true to life. And that blue building in Moscow that shows up twice, sure looks like the "Russian White House" where Yeltsen stood his ground during the coup attempt that ended the Communist Party's control of the Soviet Union. Filming on location in the real location always adds to a film's quality.
The musical score was excellent. Though I think the best music in a movie about a Soviet Sub, was the singing of the Soviet national anthem in Hunt for Red October by the entire sub crew.
I was surprised at the PG-13 rating. I would not recommend this movie for anyone under 13. This movie is not for the easily scared, nail biters, or those who do not have a strong stomach. If I tell you why you need a strong stomach, it might give things away. While I have seen the movie, I haven't seen the trailers or TV ads, so I don't know how much they give away in advance.