Michael's Movie Grade: B+ A tense and gripping World War 2 thriller. Though before watching this you may think this is just another World War 2 action movie but it is surprisingly a bit of a risk taker. This movie takes almost entirely on the place of one ship with the entire film focusing on one character (with most of the other characters mainly being there to effect his emotional state and give him people to talk to). I honestly had my doubts a movie in this fashion could keep my attention for a feature length (though this film is rather short compared to most modern day features). I could not have been more wrong. This movie is completely Tom Hanks' (he even wrote the script) movie. Hank's is an actor of rare talent and a true movie star (in the tradition of those from the golden age of Hollywood).Though this is a fast moving film, full of action, Hank's performance brings a real humanity. It is rare that we get a real nuanced performance in these fast paced action films and that made me appreciate what he achieved here even more. Through just the expressions on his face he conveys everything we need to know about this character with out the movie ever having to slow down. Still this is a pure action movie through and through. The action is on a large scale, yet never is overblown or unrealistic. These action scenes are simply a thrill to watch and keep you glued to your seat from the start to the end. I will admit though that watching these action scenes, I couldn't stop thinking about how great this would have looked on a big screen (but unfortunately this was not a possibility in late 2020 and early 2021). Despite this they still looked very impressive on our home TV. This is a thrill a minute action thriller that all fans of war movies (including me) should enjoy. -Michael J. Ruhland
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