More intellectually scary than dramatically involving.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
19 Jul 2002
fresh:
[A] really strong work from start to finish.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
22 Jul 2002
fresh:
Bigelow hits all her marks and more within the narrow parameters.
– Dennis Lim,
Village Voice,
23 Jul 2002
rotten:
What could have been a movie packed with historical significance and nail-gnawing underwater tension ends up little more than a lumbering public-service announcement for the human spirit.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
25 Jul 2002
rotten:
Why did movie moguls think that this was the right moment for a tale of unflinching loyalty to the Soviet Union?