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Phantom (2013)

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Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 52
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 39

A cast of solid actors do what they can to elevate the material, but Phantom's script is too clunky and devoid of tension to bear comparison to its thematic predecessors.

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 16

A cast of solid actors do what they can to elevate the material, but Phantom's script is too clunky and devoid of tension to bear comparison to its thematic predecessors.

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Academy Award (R) nominee Ed Harris (A Beautiful Mind, The Abyss), David Duchovny ("The X-Files," "Californication") and William Fichtner (The Dark Knight, Black Hawk Down) star in PHANTOM, a Cold War-era suspense thriller about a Soviet submarine captain, haunted by his past, who is forced to lead a covert mission that could spark a global nuclear war. Written and directed by Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts, White Squall) and inspired by true events, PHANTOM is a riveting deep-sea adventure about

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Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Todd Robinson

Jun 25, 2013

$1.0M

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All Critics (52) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (39)

Ed Harris and company can't lift this one off the seafloor, and "Phantom" fades away into the murky mist.

March 3, 2013 Full Review Source: Film.com
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The film remains mediocre, with flat cinematography and crudely anachronistic dialogue.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger
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A game effort by a decent cast highlights the old-fashioned submarine thriller "Phantom," but heavy-handed dialogue, flurries of melodrama and a silly ending make the whole enterprise sink like a stone.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
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It's not something you want to plunk down $12 for, but just diverting enough to check out when it arrives on Netflix Instant.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: New York Post
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[Its] admirable air of realism dissipates once Robinson takes viewers outside the sub, where torpedo skirmishes are staged with too-perfect CGI bombast.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Washington Post
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"Phantom" has a pulpy B-movie intensity and economy to match its cast of quality character actors.

February 28, 2013 Full Review Source: Salon.com
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At least it seems to have a working knowledge of submarine procedures and terminology.

March 29, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinemalogue.com
Cinemalogue.com

Inexcusably tedious, resulting in yawning boredom

March 10, 2013 Full Review Source: SSG Syndicate
SSG Syndicate

Scuttle it.

March 7, 2013 Full Review Source: East Bay Express
East Bay Express

Seriously, where's that giant octopus when you need him?

March 7, 2013 Full Review Source: Movies.com
Movies.com

Harris, Duchovny and Fichtner lead a strong cast in a engrossing submarine adventure

March 6, 2013 Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com
jackiekcooper.com

Taut, tense sub drama is entertaining, despite cliches.

March 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media

Phantom features some wonky visual effects, but one either buys into a film of this kind or not.

March 4, 2013 Full Review Source: Leonard Maltin's Picks
Leonard Maltin's Picks

Dramatically waterlogged and, despite the efforts of a strong cast, more than a little silly.

March 3, 2013 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion
One Guy's Opinion

Slow start, fast finish.

March 3, 2013 Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX)
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Ed Harris is back in command and the world depends on him. Look out.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Monsters and Critics
Monsters and Critics

When it's focused, it comes together in satisfactory way, blending crew procedures with stratagem. When it loses its step, it's utterly forgettable, even with its submarine setting.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Blu-ray.com
Blu-ray.com

It's an okay military thriller. But considering the real-life story behind the tale, it could and should have been so much more. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Screen It!
Screen It!

Techs are OK and the cramped claustrophobia of pre-nuclear submarines is palpable. But, "Phantom" does not approach the last great submariner flick, "Das Boot (1981)"...

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews
Reeling Reviews

Even some faultless acting in the lead roles cannot redeem the preposterous goings-on in this throwback of a suspense thriller set aboard a Russian nuclear submarine at the height of the Cold War.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: Film Journal International
Film Journal International

We get stern orders, dry technospeak and the occasional physical incident, but far less than what's required in such an apocalyptic setting.

March 1, 2013 Full Review Source: amNewYork
amNewYork

Audience Reviews for Phantom

phantom can act out all it wants,but it doesn't save it from a lame script and too bad tension,so it just drowns to the bottom and is probably the worst film of 2013 so far that i have seen.
March 2, 2013
I want to see this movie, but it was only in theaters for like a week. Not sure of the reason.
March 20, 2013
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