Back To Index K-19: The Widowmaker
 Barnes & Noble An extraordinarily tense Cold War drama based on real-life events, K-19 gives aging but still formidable leading man Harrison Ford one of his most challenging roles in years. He plays tight-lipped Russian naval officer Alexei Vostrikov, who assumes command of the Soviet Union’s newest nuclear submarine, the K-19, and heads for American territorial waters. When the nuclear reactor begins leaking, Vostrikov refuses the entreaties of junior officer Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson) to seek help from the Americans, opting instead to make repairs that definitely will claim the lives of many crewmen and possibly prove fruitless in the end. Ford has been more of a crowd-pleaser as Han Solo and Indiana Jones, but this role tests his mettle in a way few others have done. Grim and taciturn, his Vostrikov places duty and honor above safety, even as he privately agonizes over the human cost of his decisions. He’s perfectly matched by Neeson, portraying a voluble and more pragmatic seaman unwilling to consign his shipmates to a watery grave to satisfy the captain’s lofty ideals. Director Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break) skillfully captures the claustrophobic terror that seizes men trapped in a steel coffin below the sea, and she holds her actors on short leashes to restrain their melodramatic impulses. The script offers plausible explanations for the calamities that befall K-19: shoddy construction, insufficient supplies, and human error. Hyper-realistic and unrelentingly suspenseful, K-19 is one of 2002’s most absorbing dramas. Bigelow supplies an incisive commentary for the DVD, which also includes a making-of documentary, and three behind-the-scenes featurettes. Ed Hulse Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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