merklekranz Review of Phantom

Phantom (I) (2013)

Ed Harris and William Fichtner caught in a stale submarine movie ...

[5/10 · 18 August 2013]

I suppose "Phantom" might be passable entertainment for those submarine film completests. Other than reliable acting from Ed Harris and William Fichtner, there is little of interest here for a general audience. Especially missing is the tension that a claustrophobic film like this demands. There is virtually no character development other than Ed Harris and William Fichtner. This means that everyone else becomes a "so what". It is very easy to become detached from this type of story when sailors we know nothing about are crawling all over the submarine doing things that are not explained. To me "Phantom" seems like a missed opportunity to make a good movie, and I'll let it go at that. - MERK