friendship, bravery, and hatred and fear that breeds radical actions. You will regret not seeing this movie!

radical KGB agent on board who is bent on taking command of the submarine and firing a nuclear missile aimed at the United States. The twist to this is that the submarine is also armed with a secret weapon called the "Phantom" that will give off a signature signal that will lead the Americans to believe that the missile was launched from a Red Chinese submarine instead of a Soviet one. Bruni and other members of the KBG believe this will trigger an all out nuclear war between China and the United States and allow the Soviet Union to sit back and survive the holocaust unscathed. Tensions run high as Captain Demi and other loyal crew members work to diffuse the missiles warhead and retake control of the sub from the KGB agents. "Phantom" is loosely based on the true events involving the Soviet submarine K-129 in 1968.As I sat back and enjoyed this movie I must admit that at first I found myself thinking of David Duchovny's character as being Fox Mulder. I think there are a few "X-Files" episodes that involved submarines, specifically the 17th episode of the second season titled "End Game" which led me to feel that way. However, as the movie went along and Duchovny's character Bruni developed I got over that feeling.... This is a very good solid movie and I highly recommend seeing it.

fine. The storyline covers a very dangerous time in the late sixties. There is proof, or anecdotal proof, of everything in the movie that may seem frightening to the viewer. This isn't just some script - it is a carefully-worded narrative that lets the view in on some pretty scary stuff. The ending takes an unusual turn - I love it when the director actually thinks up a new type of ending to a sub movie. My compliments.For all of us who can't get enough of sub books and movies, this one was a 10. I'll bet the rentals on this one will rise quickly. I watched it four times in two weeks. Thoroughly enjoyed it each time.

film a more universal feel; it shows this human drama could be of any ethnicity. Yes, the story line is of a few rogue Russians wanting to do harm to the United States, but in the progression of the story one realizes this could be any country's agenda. The cast is quite great and each of the actors' characters are definitely believable. Harris, Duchovny, Fichtner, and Schaech portrayals are spot-on. Each of them draw you into their character's psyche and propel you deep within the motivations of action. Fichtner and Schaech perform as true professionals; really believable and quite riveting in their actions and sometimes non-actions. Schaech always brings his best to the screen, making his character shine; proving himself once again to be a great character actor and, as we know, also able to carry a lead role because of his great diversity and good looks. Kudos to the cast and crew and especially, for me, the casting director. Great choices all the way around! A drama thriller you should not miss!

memorize so many and so much. by watching their performances only reminding me how ordinary and how averagely common i am. people like us whose only ability is to criticize and nothing else. this film has also reminded me to search out 'crimson tide' and some other wwii submarine movies and re-watch them with regenerated interest and enthusiasm. thanks to all of the people who produced this nostalgic film.

broken Russian accents. That was a good move as nothing was lost in translation by doing this. The acting by all was excellent. There was good suspense and tension with the music helping. This was thoroughly enjoyable and the last scenes were heartfelt and very, very clever. Keep a box of Kleenex handy as you may need it. Did I mention that the last scenes were very clever?There is a statement at the end that says in 1968 a Russian submarine went missing and all is still classified by both the Russian and American governments. 9/10 Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: Yes, not much though.

me had to ask me about 15 minutes into it if this was supposed to be Russian Navy. This movie hooks you and draws you into the life aboard a WW2 Era sub. Having actually been on this old sub as it sat in mothballs, I can tell you that there is no room for camera gear and how they filmed the inside with crew boggles me. Duchovny and Harris were spectacular in this movie and made the movie believable. The story line was very interesting and I was sad to see the movie end, but being based on a true story really peaked my interest and now I need more information. Please go see this movie, support this filmmaker, I am not associated with any of the movie or players, but for a Non Independent film watcher to love an Independent movie is really saying something.

he and Fichtner's portrayal 10/10 all the way! If you love war movies which I have from the time I was a little girl , if you love boat or submarine movies, which I do if you are terrified by the thought of nuclear annihilation which I have always been since my elementary school days of "Duck and Cover" and that giant awful and most destruction "mushroom cloud", which I have always , if you want to feel a knot of a tension ball in your gut, if you want to experience the claustrophobic , experience of a submariner GO SEE THIS FILM! Not a moment of it's short run time is wasted. Oh if you are late to the film by 5 minutes - you will miss our beloved Lance Hendriksen- so don't be late! Boy , is he ever looking old! This movie ain't" glasnost" look it up kids - and poses THEE most terrifying existential "what if" scenario. It draws you in immediately. Well done.

tense actioner; that doesn't ask you to suspend belief too much - you could do much, much worse.