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Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee Movie Critic
"K-19: The Widowmaker" is a sad, dark movie in a summer that, curiously, has been full of sad, dark movies. Most of them make you long for an ocean holiday. Not this one. ...
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Are Ford and Neeson, both so recognizable, convincing as Russians? Convincing enough; we accept the accents after a few minutes, and get on with the story. ...
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News
For the record, this "inspired by actual events" re-enactment was partially shot in Moscow with the full cooperation of the Russian government and represents National Geographic's first foray into feature films. This may help to explain its humorless, albeit eye-popping, verisimilitude. ...
Jeff Strickler
Minnesota Star Tribune
For some reason, director-producer Kathryn Bigelow, who reportedly spent several years developing the project, thinks that the threat of a nuclear explosion does not generate enough suspense on its own. So she concocted a fictional subplot...
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K-19: The Widowmaker
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(2002)
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Overview:
At the height of the Cold War, Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) is ordered to take over command of the nuclear missile submarine K-19, pride of the Soviet Navy. His assignment: Prepare the K-19 for sea and take her out on patrol -- no matter what the cost.
Starring:
Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and Peter Sarsgaard
Directed by:
Kathryn Bigelow
Written by:
Christopher Kyle
Studio:
Paramount Pictures
Release Date:
July 19, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(PG-13) - for disturbing images
Running Time:
138 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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