I had a couple of big problems with this film.
First of all, I disagree with reviewers who state the very-American accents on a supposedly Russian sub "don't matter." The story attempts to root itself in real historical events, so making it very obvious this "Russian sub" was piloted by a bunch of American actors was a huge misstep. Way to make it impossible for the audience to suspend disbelief.
Second, the history in this film is just wrong. It assumes an attempt by Russians to create a false flag event between the U. S. and China to start a nuclear war, but in 1968 the Chinese were incapable of doing this, as they had only tested their 1st nuclear fusion weapon a year earlier (1967). The Russians would know this.
But really I just couldn't get past the lazy sloppy accents. Hire some European actors, problem solved.
First of all, I disagree with reviewers who state the very-American accents on a supposedly Russian sub "don't matter." The story attempts to root itself in real historical events, so making it very obvious this "Russian sub" was piloted by a bunch of American actors was a huge misstep. Way to make it impossible for the audience to suspend disbelief.
Second, the history in this film is just wrong. It assumes an attempt by Russians to create a false flag event between the U. S. and China to start a nuclear war, but in 1968 the Chinese were incapable of doing this, as they had only tested their 1st nuclear fusion weapon a year earlier (1967). The Russians would know this.
But really I just couldn't get past the lazy sloppy accents. Hire some European actors, problem solved.