Crimson Tide . Tucson Weekly . 05-11-95

Crimson Tide

DIRECTED BY: Tony Scott

REVIEWED: 05-11-95

Tony Scott, director of Top Gun, once again glorifies a division of the armed forces with commercial editing rhythms, overpowering sound effects and monotonously slick cinematography. This time the action takes place aboard a nuclear submarine, which may or may not have orders to launch the first strike of World War III. Though mutiny and torpedo battles are involved, the movie's only real meat comes from the verbal sparring between Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, two stereotypically diametrical officers who argue endlessly over a trumped-up ethical question about whether to follow orders or follow your heart. Even without a periscope, you can see the finish coming from miles away.

--Zachary Woodruff

Other Films by Tony Scott
Enemy of the State
The Hunger

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