Good film...still worth seeing. (Possible SPOILERS)

Rating: Null/10 (13 February 2003)

Trying to cash in on the success of U-571, along comes another submarine movie, only this time based on a true story. The story of Russia's first nuclear submarine would have been made into a film sooner or later, might as well have been now. Here comes K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER, not the greatest film ever made, but still entertaining.
Like the earlier U-571, the whole thing is about a submarine crew. Well, U-571 was more geared for action. This film is geared more for drama and containing the element of surprise. There are several scenes that show people exposed to nuclear radiation, and they were actually quite shocking.

I was impressed with the film's story, as it was very well planned out. While some of the actual submarine veterans dismissed this film as trash, there were very a many who applauded this movie. I wasn't one of the crew members, but I was someone who applauded the film. There were some slow parts, like the beginning, but the whole thing eventually builds up nicely to the disturbing climax of it all. Truly masterful.
K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER gets 4/5.