Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 46
Fresh: 40 | Rotten: 6
Boasting taut, high energy thrills and some cracking dialogue courtesy of an uncredited Quentin Tarantino, Crimson Tide finds director Tony Scott near the top of his action game.
Average Rating: 8/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 1
Boasting taut, high energy thrills and some cracking dialogue courtesy of an uncredited Quentin Tarantino, Crimson Tide finds director Tony Scott near the top of his action game.
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Two leaders with different philosophies about battle and leadership wage war with each other in this tense military thriller. Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) is the commanding officer of a nuclear submarine, the U.S.S. Alabama. Ramsey is a distinguished veteran near the end of his career, and he leads his men with an iron hand; as he puts it, "We're here to preserve democracy, not to practice it." Ramsey is assigned a new second-in-command, Lt. Cmmdr. Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington); Hunter is
May 12, 1995 Wide
Feb 3, 1998
Buena Vista Internationa
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (6) | DVD (26)
This is a boy's movie all the way.
Isn't there something awfully satisfying about the throbbing missiles and cathartic explosions that constitute this film's main excitement? Maybe so, but nothing else here delivers a comparable thrill.
Crimson Tide has everything you could want from an action thriller and a few other things you usually can't hope to expect.
Nope, this picture doesn't bear thinking about, but, if you resist that nasty temptation, setting all your mental gauges at Dead Slow, the flow of the action will see you through.
If ever a picture crackled, Crimson Tide fits the description.
Because of the contained environment, submarines make great settings for thrillers, with the throbbing of the engines sounding like a pulse. Crimson Tide is no exception -- the atmosphere alone is sufficient to keep the audience on edge.
War Games in the water; older teens and up.
A big, bold Hollywood movie that won't be winning any awards for subtlety but can't be denied its popcorn appeal. [Blu-Ray review]
A respectable entry in the 'sub' genre, largely due to Hackman and Washington's performances.
An uncommonly intelligent actioner...
The screenplay may be credited to Michael Schiffer, but the punchy dialogue has Quentin Tarantino written all over it. The cast has a ball.
Why now? Don't ask; just shut up and enjoy the ride.
I don't know what the full Naval procedure is to launch nuclear weapons, but I hope to God it's more structured and fail-safe than what we see in this film.
A riveting, high-testosterone nail-biter.
...despite the coincidences and the melodrama, especially in the second half, the stars manage to make it all seem fairly credible. (Unrated Extended Edition)
...the thrills remain authentic, even though we know exactly how the plot is going to turn out.
Considerably more intelligent than most of Jerry Bruckheimer's productions -- and Hackman's just awesome.
If this film is based on real events, we're all doomed.
Quentin Tarantino contributes some priceless dialogue, but the wearying pattern of mutinies and counter-mutinies ultimately sinks it.
Totally entertaining naval suspense film with great cinematography and fantastic performances.
March 28, 2007Super Reviewer
Enjoyable somewhat, "Crimson Tide" is a classic men's film combined with a beer and shouting at the screen, but it sometimes fails at times as I found myself just getting angry at the over the top gun-ho Americans.Michael Schiffer and Richard P. Henrick provide a decent script, snatched up by studios as a box office
August 20, 2011Super Reviewer
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